Northern Europe

Author : Lars Trägårdh
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781782382003

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State and Civil Society in Northern Europe by Lars Trägårdh Pdf

In the current neo-liberal political and economic climate, it is often suggested that a large and strong state stands in opposition to an autonomous and vibrant civil society. However, the simultaneous presence in Sweden of both a famously large public sector and an unusually vital civil society poses an interesting and important theoretical challenge to these views with serious political and policy implications. Studies show that in a comparative context Sweden scores very highly when it comes to the strength and vitality of its civil society as well as social capital, as measured in terms of trust, lack of corruption, and membership of voluntary associations. The “Swedish Model,” therefore, offers important insights into the dynamics of state and civil society relations, which go against current trends of undermining the importance of the welfare state, and presents autonomous civic participation as the only way forward.

Author : Trudy Ring,Noelle Watson,Paul Schellinger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1056 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781136639517

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Northern Europe by Trudy Ring,Noelle Watson,Paul Schellinger Pdf

First published in 1996. Volume 2 of the International Dictionary of Historical Places covers Northern Europe (British Isles to Russia), out of a set of five. The dictionary spans from Aachen to Ypres and includes an index by country. This five-volume set presents some 1,000 comprehensive and fully illustrated histories of the most famous sites in the world. Entries include location, description, and site details, and a 3,000- to 4,000-word essay that provides a full history of the site and its condition today. An annotated further reading list of books and articles about the site completes each entry.

Author : Dr Hilda Ellis Davidson,Hilda Ellis Davidson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134944682

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The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe by Dr Hilda Ellis Davidson,Hilda Ellis Davidson Pdf

Fragments of ancient belief mingle with folklore and Christian dogma until the original tenets are lost in the myths and psychologies of the intervening years. Hilda Ellis Davidson illustrates how pagan beliefs have been represented and misinterpreted by the Christian tradition, and throws light on the nature of pre-Christian beliefs and how they have been preserved. The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe stresses both the possibilities and the difficulties of investigating the lost religious beliefs of Northern Europe.

Author : Magdalena Midgley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134264506

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The Megaliths of Northern Europe by Magdalena Midgley Pdf

The North European megaliths are among the most enduring structures built in prehistory; they are imbued with symbolic meanings which embody physical and conceptual ideas about the nature of the world inhabited by the first Northern farmers. The Megaliths of Northern Europe provides a much needed up-to-date synthesis of the material available on these monuments, incorporating the results of recent research in Holland, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. This research has brought to light new data on the construction of the megaliths and their role in the cultural landscape, and Magdalena Midgley offers a fascinating interpretation of the symbolism of megalithic tombs within the context of early farming communities. This wealth of new evidence suggests the Northern European megaliths were important foci in the wider north-west European context. The construction of dolmens and passage graves, using huge glacial boulders, demanded both great communal effort and considerable skill. In addition to this technical expertise the master builders also made use of their esoteric knowledge of rituals. This was expressed in the use of exotic building materials and special architectural features, and in the placement of tombs within the natural and cultural landscapes, creating new metaphors and images. Fully illustrated, this book will be of interest to both undergraduate and postgraduate students of European Prehistory, Archaeology and Prehistoric Anthropology, as well as architects who study ancient architecture and social anthropologists who study modern megaliths.

Author : Stine Krøijer
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781782387374

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Figurations of the Future by Stine Krøijer Pdf

Built around key events, from the eviction of a self-managed social centre in Copenhagen in 2007 to the Climate Summit protests in 2009, this book contributes to anthropological literature on contemporary Euro-American politics foreshadowing recent waves of public dissent. Stine Krøijer explores political forms among left radical and anarchist activists in Northern Europe focusing on how forms of action engender time. Drawing on anthropological literature from both Scandinavia and the Amazon, this ethnography recasts theoretical concerns about body politics, political intentionality, aesthetics, and time.

Author : Margaret McGlynn,Kenneth R. Bartlett
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442607163

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The Renaissance and Reformation in Northern Europe by Margaret McGlynn,Kenneth R. Bartlett Pdf

This updated version of Humanism and the Northern Renaissance now includes over 60 documents exploring humanist and Renaissance ideals, the zeal of religion, and the wealth of the new world. Together, the sources illuminate the chaos and brilliance of the historical period—as well as its failures and inconsistencies. The reader has been thoroughly revised to meet the needs of the undergraduate classroom. Over 30 historical documents have been added, including material by Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox, William Shakespeare, Christopher Columbus, Miguel de Cervantes, and Galileo Galilei. In the introduction, Bartlett and McGlynn identify humanism as the central expression of the European Renaissance and explain how this idea migrated from Italy to northern Europe. The editors also emphasize the role of the church and Christianity in northern Europe and detail the events leading up to the Reformation. A short essay on how to read historical documents is included. Each reading is preceded by a short introduction and ancillary materials can be found on UTP's History Matters website (www.utphistorymatters.com).

Author : Margaret Deutsch Carroll
Publisher : Penn State University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015073933239

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Painting and Politics in Northern Europe by Margaret Deutsch Carroll Pdf

" ... offers a chronological account of political engagement in works by early modern Northern European painters Jan van Eyck, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens, and Frans Snyders."--Page 4 of cover.

Author : K. Jan Oosthoek,Richard Hölzl
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781785336010

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Managing Northern Europe's Forests by K. Jan Oosthoek,Richard Hölzl Pdf

Northern Europe was, by many accounts, the birthplace of much of modern forestry practice, and for hundreds of years the region’s woodlands have played an outsize role in international relations, economic growth, and the development of national identity. Across eleven chapters, the contributors to this volume survey the histories of state forestry policy in Scandinavia, the Low Countries, Germany, Poland, and Great Britain from the early modern period to the present. Each explores the complex interrelationships of state-building, resource management, knowledge transfer, and trade over a period characterized by ongoing modernization and evolving environmental awareness.

Author : Johanna Ilmakunnas,Marjatta Rahikainen,Kirsi Vainio-Korhonen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317146742

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Early Professional Women in Northern Europe, c. 1650–1850 by Johanna Ilmakunnas,Marjatta Rahikainen,Kirsi Vainio-Korhonen Pdf

This book focuses on early examples of women who may be said to have anticipated, in one way or another, modern professional and/or career-oriented women. The contributors to the book discuss women who may at least in some respect be seen as professionally ambitious, unlike the great majority of working women in the past. In order to improve their positions or to find better business opportunities, the women discussed in this book invested in developing their qualifications and professional skills, took economic or other kinds of risks, or moved to other countries. Socially, they range from elite women to women of middle-class and lower middle-class origin. In terms of theory, the book brings fresh insights into issues that have been long discussed in the field of women’s history and are also debated today. However, despite its focus on women, the book is conceptually not so much focused on gender as it is on profession, business, career, qualifications, skills, and work. By applying such concepts to analyzing women’s endeavours, the book aims at challenging the conventional ideas about them.

Author : Chantal Conneller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000475159

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The Mesolithic in Britain by Chantal Conneller Pdf

The Mesolithic in Britain proposes a new division of the Mesolithic period into four parts, each with its distinct character. The Mesolithic has previously been seen as timeless, where little changed over thousands of years. This new synthesis draws on advances in scientific dating to understand the Mesolithic inhabitation of Britain as a historical process. The period was, in fact, a time of profound change: houses, monuments, middens, long-term use of sites and regions, manipulation of the environment and the symbolic deposition of human and animal remains all emerged as significant practices in Britain for the first time. The book describes the lives of the first pioneers in the Early Mesolithic; the emergence of new modes of inhabitation in the Middle Mesolithic; the regionally diverse settlement of the Late Mesolithic; and the radical changes of the final millennium of the period. The first synthesis of Mesolithic Britain since 1932, it takes both a chronological and a regional approach. This book will serve as an essential text for anyone studying the period: undergraduate and graduate students, specialists in the field and community archaeology groups.

Author : Deborah B. Robinson
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0822541750

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The Sami of Northern Europe by Deborah B. Robinson Pdf

Presents the history, culture, lifestyle, and hardships of the Sami people of Northern Europe, and provides information about the climate and environment within their territory.

Author : Stephen Kelly,John J. Thompson
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015063157211

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Imagining the Book by Stephen Kelly,John J. Thompson Pdf

Contributors discuss early printed books and manuscripts between the 14th and 16th centuries under the section headings of: 'Imagined compilers and editors', 'Imagined patrons and collectors', Imagined readings and readers' and 'Beyond the book: verbal and visual cultures'.

Author : William Ferguson Beatson Laurie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Europe, Northern
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037027641

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Northern Europe (Denmark, Sweden, Russia), Local, Social, and Political, in 1861: with a Succinct Continuation Down to May 1862 by William Ferguson Beatson Laurie Pdf

Author : D. G. Kirby
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1980-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816658022

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Finland in the Twentieth Century by D. G. Kirby Pdf

Examines Finland's search for a national identity.

Author : John Andreas Olsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000011920

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Security in Northern Europe by John Andreas Olsen Pdf

NATO’s Northern members are increasingly concerned about Russia’s military activities. This Whitehall Paper contains perspectives from prominent authors across the region, showing how member states are responding, individually and collectively, to Moscow’s resurgence. Overall, it identifies the common but differentiated responsibility that member states have for security in the Alliance’s northern regions.