"Published with the support of: Statens Humanistiske Forskningsråd (The Danish Research Council for the Humanities)"--T.p. verso.
Bibliog.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Part One. Structures, The Scandinavian Americans and the politics of tradition: Entering Wisconsin's ethnic patchwork quilt -- Pastors and politics -- Secular societies -- The press -- Scandinavian Americans enter politics -- Part Two. Dynamics, The Progressive assault on tradition: The transformation of politics in Wisconsin -- Battles against tradition -- Part Three. Values, A Set of Scandinavian-American political principles? Scandinavian-American identity and political values.
