Exiled Among Nations - German and Mennonite Mythologies in a Transnational Age

How do migrants and refugees fashion group identities in the modern world? Following two communities of German-speaking Mennonites across four continents between 1870 and 1945, this transnational study explores how religious nomads selectively engaged with nationalism to secure practical objectives and create local mythologies.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. No lasting city (1870-1930); 2. A sort of homecoming (1929-1931); 3. Troubled tribes in the promised land (1930-1939); 4. Mennonite (di)visions (1930-1939); 5. Peanuts for the Führer (1933-1939); 6. Centrifugal fantasies, centripetal realities (1939-1945); Conclusion.

About the author

John P. R. Eicher is Assistant Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University-Altoona, where his research focuses on Europe's global connections including colonialism, nationalism, migration and religion. His research has been supported by numerous organizations including the German Historical Institute, the Freie Universität Berlin and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and his writing has won awards from the University of Iowa and the University of Winnipeg.

Summary

How do migrants and refugees fashion group identities in the modern world? Following two communities of German-speaking Mennonites across four continents between 1870 and 1945, this transnational study explores how religious nomads selectively engaged with nationalism to secure practical objectives and create local mythologies.

Product details

• Authors: John P. R. Eicher
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781108731799
• ISBN: 978-1-108-73179-9
• No. of pages: 359
• Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, HISTORY / World, Nationalism, General & world history, Religious and theocratic ideologies, General and world history, History of the Americas, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Religious & theocratic ideologies, Religious and theocratic ideologies and movements