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UNINA9910465754603321 |
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Titolo |
Nordic paths to modernity [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jóhann Páll Árnason and Björn Wittrock |
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New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-49671-1 |
9786613591944 |
0-85745-270-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ÁrnasonJóhann Páll <1940-> |
WittrockBjörn |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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History |
Electronic books. |
Scandinavia History 21st century |
Scandinavia Social policy 21st century |
Scandinavia Civilization 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Nordic Paths to Modernity; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Nordic Modernity; Chapter 2 - The Danish Path to Modernity; Chapter 3 - Denmark 1740-1940; Chapter 4 - The Making of Sweden; Chapter 5 - History and Ethics in Pre-revolutionary Sweden; Chapter 6 - The Metamorphoses of Norwegian Reformism; Chapter 7 - Alternative Processes of Modernization?; Chapter 8 - Nordic and Finnish Modernity; Chapter 9 - Paradoxes of the Finnish Political Culture; Chapter 10 - Icelandic Anomalies; Chapter 11 - Icelandic Modernity and the Role of Nationalism; Notes on Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Within the growing attention to the diverse forms and trajectories of modern societies, the Nordic countries are now widely seen as a distinctive and instructive case. While discussions have centred on the 'Nordic model' of the welfare state and its record of adaptation to the changing global environment of the late twentieth century, this volume's focus goes beyond these themes. The guiding principle here is that a long-term historical-sociological perspective is needed to |
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