Kristofer Allerfeldt
Kristofer Allerfeldt is a British historian and farmer.[1] He teaches History at the University of Exeter.[2]
Background
[edit]The Allerfeldt family, originally from Sweden, lived and farmed at Yarner House on Dartmoor.[3]
Career
[edit]Allerfeldt's research focuses on the history of racism, nationalism and organised crime in the United States, and the creation of modern American society.[1][4] He is an occasional political and cultural commentator for The Independent.[5]
His published work has explored subjects such as the KKK,[6] the progressive era,[7] and U.S. deportation policy.[8]
In 2024, he published the first history of the Ku Klux Klan from ‘its origins in post-Civil War Tennessee to the present day’.[9]
Selected works
[edit]- Race, Radicalism, Religion and Restriction: Immigration in the Pacific Northwest, 1890-1924. Praeger, 2003
- Beyond the Huddled Masses: American Immigration and the Treaty of Versailles. IB Tauris, 2006
- The Progressive Era in the USA 1890 - 1921. Ashgate, 2007
- Crime and the Rise of Modern America. Routledge, 2011
- Organized Crime in the United States, 1865-1941. McFarland, 2018
- The Ku Klux Klan: An American History. The History Press, 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "Kristofer Allerfeldt Biography". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Professor Kristofer Allerfeldt". University of Exeter. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Home of the week: Yarner House, a château with battlements, is on sale for £5.5m on Dartmoor". The Times. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "History lecturer returns home". Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Kristofer Allerfeldt". The Independent. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Barkan, Elliott R. "Reviewed Work: Race, Radicalism, Religion, and Restriction: Immigration in the Pacific Northwest, 1890-1924 by Kristofer Allerfeldt". The Journal of American History. 91 (3): 1062–63. doi:10.2307/3662960. JSTOR 3662960. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Greenlees, Janet. "Reviewed Work: The Progressive Era in the USA, 1890-1921 by Kristofer Allerfeldt". The Economic History Review. 62 (2): 505–06. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.2008.00474_21.x. JSTOR 20542941. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Allerfeldt, Kristofer. "Reviewed Work: National Insecurities: Immigrants and U.S. Deportation Policy since 1882 by Deirdre M. Moloney". The Journal of American History. 101 (2): 626–27. doi:10.1093/jahist/jau352. JSTOR 44287799. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Christopher Silvester (23 March 2024). "Ghosts of the KKK still haunt American politics". The Spectator. Retrieved 24 March 2024.