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The Trial of Frederick Eberle - Language, Patriotism and Citizenship in Philadelphia's German Community, 1790 to 1830 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,057
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The Trial of Frederick Eberle - Language, Patriotism and Citizenship in Philadelphia's German Community, 1790 to 1830...

The Trial of Frederick Eberle - Language, Patriotism and Citizenship in Philadelphia's German Community, 1790 to 1830 (Hardcover)

Friederike Baer

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aThis is microhistory at its best. Baer has selected a single event and brilliantly used it to explore the larger culture and society of the time. With great clarity and insight Baer has investigated multicultural issues of language and the assimilation of immigrants that are as relevant for us today as they were to Americans two centuries ago. This is a very important and timely book.a
--Gordon S. Wood, Brown University

In the summer of 1816, the state of Pennsylvania tried fifty-nine German-Americans on charges of conspiracy and rioting. The accused had, according to the indictment, conspired to prevent with physical force the introduction of the English language into the largest German church in North America, Philadelphiaas Lutheran congregation of St. Michaelas and Zion. The trial marked the climax of an increasingly violent conflict over language choice in Philadelphiaas German community, with members bitterly divided into those who favored the exclusive use of German in their church, and those who preferred occasional services in English. At trial, witnesses, lawyers, defendants, and the judge explicitly linked language to class, citizenship, patriotism, religion, and violence.

Mining many previously unexamined sources, including German-language writings, witness testimonies, and the opinions of prominent legal professionals, Friederike Baer uses legal conflict as a prism through which to explore the significance of language in the early American republic. The Trial of Frederick Eberle reminds us that debates over language have always been about far more than just language. Baer demonstrates that the 1816 trial was not a battle between Americans and immigrants, orGerman-speakers and English-speakers. Instead, the individuals involved in the case seized and exploited English and German as powerful symbols of competing cultural, economic, and social interests.

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Imprint: New York University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2008
First published: May 2008
Authors: Friederike Baer
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-9980-2
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
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LSN: 0-8147-9980-9
Barcode: 9780814799802

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