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Europeans : essays on culture and identity / edited by Åke Daun and Sören Jansson.

Contributor(s): Language: English Publisher: Lund : Nordic Academic Press, 1999Manufacturer: Falun : AiT FalunDescription: 280 s. 23 cmISBN:
  • 9189116062
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.80094 22
Other classification:
  • Ma
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Book Biblioteket HKR Biblioteket 305.8 Europeans Available 11156000166144
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Social scientists, a rehabilitation researcher, a folklorist, a political commentator, and other contributors survey some of the differences in European culture and discuss the complex topic of national identity in Europe. This volume forms a fascinating mosaic of European diversity, revealing idiosyncrasies such as that it is rude to interrupt in Sweden, that acting normal is quite silly enough in the Netherlands, how Poles banter about heroes, how Icelandic national identity fits into a Nordic and international context, why reunified Germany is one country and two cultures, and whether there is such a thing as a Belgian national identity.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. 9)
  • It's Rude to Interrupt! Swedish Communication Style (p. 15)
  • 'Act Normally! That's Quite Silly Enough'. Some Notes on Life in the Netherlands (p. 25)
  • Unequal Portions? The British at Table (p. 36)
  • The Irish (p. 47)
  • The Dilemma of the French School System. A Glance from Stockholm (p. 66)
  • In the Name of a Stupid and Backward People. Russian Intellectuals Confront the Real Meaning of Democracy (p. 81)
  • Poles' Banter about Heroes (p. 90)
  • Guided Tours in Athens. Swedish-Speaking Greek Guides Present their Country to Swedish Tourists (p. 100)
  • Setting Boundaries. Connections between Discourses on Childhood and the Norwegian 'No' to the European Union (p. 114)
  • Mental Borders on the European Open Market? A Case Study of Swedes and their Notions of Swedish and Imported Foods (p. 126)
  • Icelandic National Identity in a Nordic and International Context (p. 135)
  • The Austrification of Austria: Promoting Differences (p. 147)
  • One Country--Two Cultures? Germany After Unification (p. 159)
  • Danes in the Middle of the World (p. 181)
  • What about the Finns? Personality and National Culture (p. 193)
  • The Over-Significant and the Non-Significant Other. Reflections on Portuguese and Spanish History and National Identity (p. 204)
  • Does a Belgian National Identity Exist? (p. 235)
  • Muesli, Rosti and the Linguistic Problem in Switzerland (p. 249)
  • The Tuscan Villa. A Study of Romantic Myth and Rational Reality (p. 258)
  • Cultural Diversity (p. 269)
  • List of Contributors (p. 278)