Introduction to Nordic Cultures - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1787354008 ISBN 13 : 9781787354005

Editeur : UCL Press, 2020

Synopsis

Introduction to Nordic Cultures is an innovative, interdisciplinary introduction to Nordic history, cultures and societies from medieval times to today. The textbook spans the whole Nordic region, covering historical periods from the Viking Age to modern society, and engages with a range of subjects: from runic inscriptions on iron rings and stone monuments, via eighteenth-century scientists, Ibsen's dramas and turn-of-the-century travel, to twentieth-century health films and the welfare state, nature ideology, Greenlandic literature, Nordic Noir, migration, 'new' Scandinavians, and stereotypes of the Nordic.

The chapters provide fundamental knowledge and insights into the history and structures of Nordic societies, while constructing critical analyses around specific case studies that help build an informed picture of how societies grow and of the interplay between history, politics, culture, geography and people. Introduction to Nordic Cultures is a tool for understanding issues related to the Nordic region as a whole, offering the reader engaging and stimulating ways of discovering a variety of cultural expressions, historical developments and local preoccupations. The textbook is a valuable resource for undergraduate students of Scandinavian and Nordic studies, as well as students of European history, culture, literature and linguistics.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Annika Lindskog is Lecturer in Swedish in the UCL Department of Scandinavian Studies (SELCS). She has published on a variety of cultures, topics and artistic expressions from Scandinavia and beyond, including articles on Linnaeus, Sibelius, Frederick Delius, Brahms, landscape ideologies, collective identity formation, and representations of north. Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen is Senior Lecturer in Scandinavian Literature in the UCL Department of Scandinavian Studies (SELCS). He is the author of Scandinavian Crime Fiction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: UCL Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1787354008
• ISBN 13: 9781787354005
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 244
• Éditeur: Lindskog Annika, Stougaard-Nielsen Jakob
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible