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Expectations unfulfilled : Norwegian migrants in Latin America, 1820-1940 /

Expectations unfulfilled : Norwegian migrants in Latin America, 1820-1940 / edited by Steinar A. Sæther. - 1 online resource. - Studies in global social history, v. 24 1874-6705 ; . - Studies in Global Social History 24/8. Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303959. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Introduction / Making Sense of a Minor Migrant Stream / From Adventurers to Settlers: Norwegians in Southern Brazil / Migrants on Skis: Norwegian-Latin American Return Migration in the 1890s / The Good, the Bad and the Rational: Desirable and Undesirable Migration to Cuba and Mexico (1907–1909) / Opportunities for the Few and Select: Norwegians in Guatemala (1900–1940) / Male Narratives from the Margins of the Country of Immigrants: Two Norwegians in Argentina in the 1920s / Three Norwegian Experiences in Post-Revolutionary Mexico: Per Imerslund, Halfdan Jebe and Ola Apenes / The Blikstad Family: Saga of Emigrants in Norway, Spain, and Brazil / List of Works Cited / Index / Steinar A. Sæther -- Steinar A. Sæther -- Steinar A. Sæther -- Ellen Fensterseifer Woortmann -- Cecilia Alvstad -- Mieke Neyens -- Synnøve Ones Rosales -- María Bjerg -- Ricardo Pérez Montfort -- Álvarez-Solar María -- Steinar A. Sæther -- Steinar A. Sæther.

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In Expectations Unfulfilled: Norwegian Migrants in Latin America, 1820-1940 scholars from Europe and Latin America study the experiences of workers, sailors, whalers, landowners, intellectuals and investors who migrated from Norway to Latin America during the age of mass migration. One recurrent theme is the absence of a large migratory stream from Norway to Latin America. In relative terms, Norwegian emigration was among the highest in Europe. Latin America was one of the principal receivers of migrants in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Why, then, did so few Norwegians end up in Latin America? Combining different levels of analysis, the authors explain how Norwegians experienced Latin America, and how their experiences were communicated to potential migrants at home. Contributors are: María Alvarez Solar, Cecilia Alvstad, María Bjerg, Mieke Neyens, Synnøve Ones Rosales, Ricardo Pérez Montfort, Steinar A. Sæther and Ellen Woortmann.

9789004307391

10.1163/9789004307391 DOI

2016000603


Norwegians--History--Latin America--19th century.
Norwegians--History--Latin America--20th century.
Transnationalism--Social aspects--History.--Norway
Transnationalism--Social aspects--History.--Latin America


Norway--Emigration and immigration--History.
Latin America--Emigration and immigration--History.
Latin America--Ethnic relations--History--19th century.
Latin America--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

F1419.N67

305.83/9820809034