Description
A collection of essays examining colonial Philadelphia and its surroundings as a zone of cultural and linguistic interchange. Documents everyday multilingualism and intercultural negotiations with special attention to themes of religion, education, race and the abolitionist movement, and material culture and architecture.
Author: Bethany Wiggin
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: 05/26/2021
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d
ISBN13: 9780271083247
ISBN10: 0271083247
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | Historical & Comparative
About the Author
Bethany Wiggin is Associate Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pennsylvania and Founding Director of the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities.