Kristofer Allerfeldt is a British historian and farmer. He teaches History at the

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Career

Allerfeldt's research focuses on the history of racism, nationalism and organised crime in the

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, and the creation of modern American society. He is an occasional political and cultural commentator for ''

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''. His published work has explored subjects such as the KKK, the

progressive era The Progressive Era (late 1890s – late 1910s) was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States focused on defeating corruption, monopoly, waste and inefficiency. The main themes ended during Am ...

, and U.S. deportation policy.

Selected works

* ''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

References

External links

Allerfeldt's profile at the University of Exeter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allerfeldt, Kristofer Living people Year of birth missing (living people) British historians Academics of the University of Exeter