Creating narratives of place and identity in "little Sweden, U.S.A."

Geographical Review

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-29

  Schnell, Steven M ^a  

^a KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Kansas; Place identity; Swedish Americans; Tourism; Tradition

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; ETHNICITY; FESTIVAL; HERITAGE TOURISM;

KANSAS; LINDSBORG; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942625426     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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