Exiled among nations: German and Mennonite mythologies in a transnational age

How do groups of people fashion shared identities in the modern world? Following two communities of German-speaking Mennonites, one composed of voluntary migrants and the other of refugees, across four continents between 1870 and 1945, this transnational study explores how religious migrants engaged...

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Main Author: Eicher, John P. 1981- (Author)
Corporate Author: Deutsches Historisches Institut Washington DC (Issuing body)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge New York Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore Cambridge University Press 2020
Washington, D.C. German Historical Institute 2020
In:Year: 2020
Series/Journal:Publications of the German Historical Institute
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mennonites / Germans / Group identity / Ethnic identity / Exile / History 1870-1945
Further subjects:B Emigration and immigration ; History
B Group Identity
B Germans ; Paraguay ; History
B Mennonites Cultural assimilation
B Germans History (Paraguay)
B Mennonites Ethnic identity
B National characteristics, German
B Emigration and immigration History
B Transnationalism
B Mennonites History (Paraguay)
B Mennonites ; Ethnic identity
B Mennonites ; Cultural assimilation
B Mennonites ; Paraguay ; History
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Summary:How do groups of people fashion shared identities in the modern world? Following two communities of German-speaking Mennonites, one composed of voluntary migrants and the other of refugees, across four continents between 1870 and 1945, this transnational study explores how religious migrants engaged with the phenomenon of nationalism. John P. R. Eicher demonstrates how migrant groups harnessed the global spread of nationalism to secure practical objectives and create local mythologies. In doing so, he also reveals how governments and aid organizations used diasporic groups for their own purposes - and portraying such nomads as enemies or heroes in national and religious mythologies. By underscoring the importance of local and religious counter-stories that run in parallel to nationalist narratives, Exiled Among Nations helps us understand acts of resistance, flight, and diaspora in the modern world.
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ISBN:1108626394
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781108626392