Scandinavians in Chicago
Book by Erika K. Jackson
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Scandinavians in Chicago: The Origins of White Privilege in Modern America is a 2019 non-fiction history book by Erika K. Jackson, published by University of Illinois Press.
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| Author | Erika K. Jackson |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | American history, white supremacy |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Publication date | 2019 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| Pages | 246 |
| ISBN | 0252042115 |
The work describes how Scandinavian Americans were initially seen as not being at the top of the U.S. racial hierarchy but that this perception changed by the 1880s.[1] The work describes how media by the 1920s promoted positive images of people of Scandinavian origins.[2]
Reception
Aleksi Huhta of the University of Turku described the book as "well-crafted and fascinating", though Huhta argued the book should have described links to the immigrants' mother countries and that not doing so results in a "lack of transnational sensibility."[3]
Odd S. Lovoll of St. Olaf College described the book as "clearly a major scholarly work".[4]
Benjamin R. Teitelbaum of the University of Colorado, Boulder wrote that "it is an understatement to say that Erika Jackson’s book fills an urgent void."[5] However, he also noted that sometimes the book lacked footnotes or text detail supporting "many attributions of intentionality and of generality" and that "core claims are occasionally proclaimed rather than demonstrated".[6]
