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Author |
: Henry Goddard Leach |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 412 |
Release |
: 1917 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:32044105199426 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis The American-Scandinavian Review by : Henry Goddard Leach
Vol. 14, no. 5 (May 1926) is special issue devoted to John Ericsson.
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Total Pages |
: 316 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015073564075 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Scandinavian Review by :
Author |
: Bobbye Tigerman |
Publisher |
: National Geographic Books |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2020-04-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783791359168 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3791359169 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Scandinavian Design & the United States, 1890-1980 by : Bobbye Tigerman
This stunning book examines design exchanges between the United States and Scandinavia over nearly a century and explores the fascinating reasons why Scandinavian design has continued to resonate with Americans. Focusing on the extensive influence of Scandinavian design in the United States, this book shows how Nordic ideas about modern design and the objects themselves had an indelible impact on American culture and material life. It also considers America's influence on Scandinavian design, showing how cultural exchange is mutual by nature. In addition to familiar material like Danish furniture and Swedish glass, readers will learn about America's little-known "Viking Revival" style; the work of Howard Smith, an African-American artist who immigrated to Finland in the 1960s; and the myriad ways Scandinavian toys and household goods helped shape American child-rearing practices. The perfect addition to any Danish modern coffee table, this elegant book traces how Scandinavian design became an integral part of what is considered "American design." Published with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Author |
: Anu Partanen |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins |
Total Pages |
: 287 |
Release |
: 2016-06-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062316561 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062316567 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Nordic Theory of Everything by : Anu Partanen
A Finnish journalist, now a naturalized American citizen, asks Americans to draw on elements of the Nordic way of life to nurture a fairer, happier, more secure, and less stressful society for themselves and their children Moving to America in 2008, Finnish journalist Anu Partanen quickly went from confident, successful professional to wary, self-doubting mess. She found that navigating the basics of everyday life—from buying a cell phone and filing taxes to education and childcare—was much more complicated and stressful than anything she encountered in her homeland. At first, she attributed her crippling anxiety to the difficulty of adapting to a freewheeling new culture. But as she got to know Americans better, she discovered they shared her deep apprehension. To understand why life is so different in the U.S. and Finland, Partanen began to look closely at both. In The Nordic Theory of Everything, Partanen compares and contrasts life in the United States with life in the Nordic region, focusing on four key relationships—parents and children, men and women, employees and employers, and government and citizens. She debunks criticism that Nordic countries are socialist “nanny states,” revealing instead that it is we Americans who are far more enmeshed in unhealthy dependencies than we realize. As Partanen explains step by step, the Nordic approach allows citizens to enjoy more individual freedom and independence than we do. Partanen wants to open Americans’ eyes to how much better things can be—to show her beloved new country what it can learn from her homeland to reinvigorate and fulfill the promise of the American dream—to provide the opportunity to live a healthy, safe, economically secure, upwardly mobile life for everyone. Offering insights, advice, and solutions, The Nordic Theory of Everything makes a convincing argument that we can rebuild our society, rekindle our optimism, and restore true freedom to our relationships and lives.
Author |
: George Lakey |
Publisher |
: Melville House |
Total Pages |
: 249 |
Release |
: 2016-07-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781612195377 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1612195377 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Viking Economics by : George Lakey
Liberals worldwide invoke Scandinavia as a promised land of equality, while most conservatives fear it as a hotbed of liberty-threatening socialism. But the left and right can usually agree on one thing: that the Nordic system is impossible to replicate elsewhere. The US and UK are too big, or too individualistic, or too . . . something. In Viking Economics George Lakey dispels these myths. He explores the inner workings of the Nordic economies that boast the world’s happiest, most productive workers, and explains how we can enact some of the changes—including universal healthcare, affordable childcare, and a month of paid vacation for all—that the Scandinavians fought for surprisingly recently. We, too, can refuse to be governed by the elites and embrace equality in our economic policy—here’s how.
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Total Pages |
: 334 |
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: 1909 |
ISBN-10 |
: MINN:31951P00933811I |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (1I Downloads) |
Synopsis The American Scandinavian by :
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: Patricia G. Berman |
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Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0971949379 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780971949379 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Luminous Modernism by : Patricia G. Berman
"Patricia G. Berman, coordinating curator and catalogue editor."
Author |
: Michael Booth |
Publisher |
: Picador |
Total Pages |
: 400 |
Release |
: 2015-01-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250061973 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1250061970 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Almost Nearly Perfect People by : Michael Booth
The Christian Science Monitor's #1 Best Book of the Year A witty, informative, and popular travelogue about the Scandinavian countries and how they may not be as happy or as perfect as we assume, “The Almost Nearly Perfect People offers up the ideal mixture of intriguing and revealing facts” (Laura Miller, Salon). Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years, and he has grown increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view of this part of the world offered up by the Western media. In this timely book he leaves his adopted home of Denmark and embarks on a journey through all five of the Nordic countries to discover who these curious tribes are, the secrets of their success, and, most intriguing of all, what they think of one another. Why are the Danes so happy, despite having the highest taxes? Do the Finns really have the best education system? Are the Icelanders as feral as they sometimes appear? How are the Norwegians spending their fantastic oil wealth? And why do all of them hate the Swedes? In The Almost Nearly Perfect People Michael Booth explains who the Scandinavians are, how they differ and why, and what their quirks and foibles are, and he explores why these societies have become so successful and models for the world. Along the way a more nuanced, often darker picture emerges of a region plagued by taboos, characterized by suffocating parochialism, and populated by extremists of various shades. They may very well be almost nearly perfect, but it isn’t easy being Scandinavian.
Author |
: Erika K. Jackson |
Publisher |
: University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages |
: 337 |
Release |
: 2018-12-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780252050862 |
ISBN-13 |
: 025205086X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Scandinavians in Chicago by : Erika K. Jackson
Scandinavian immigrants encountered a strange paradox in 1890s Chicago. Though undoubtedly foreign, these newcomers were seen as Nordics--the "race" proclaimed by the scientific racism of the era as the very embodiment of white superiority. As such, Scandinavians from the beginning enjoyed racial privilege and the success it brought without the prejudice, nativism, and stereotyping endured by other immigrant groups. Erika K. Jackson examines how native-born Chicagoans used ideological and gendered concepts of Nordic whiteness and Scandinavian ethnicity to construct social hegemony. Placing the Scandinavian-American experience within the context of historical whiteness, Jackson delves into the processes that created the Nordic ideal. She also details how the city's Scandinavian immigrants repeated and mirrored the racial and ethnic perceptions disseminated by American media. An insightful look at the immigrant experience in reverse, Scandinavians in Chicago bridges a gap in our understanding of how whites constructed racial identity in America.
Author |
: Henry Goddard Leach |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 662 |
Release |
: 1927 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015036697616 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis The American-Scandinavian Review by : Henry Goddard Leach
Vol. 14, no. 5 (May 1926) is special issue devoted to John Ericsson.