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| AGE OF ABBESSES & QUEENS : Gender & Political Culture in Early Medieval Europe [Dick Harrison] Through as analysis of narrative sources from the fifth to the eighth century, this book shows how a specific female political culture was formed { 440pp, January 1998; HB, £45.00, 9189116046:9789189116047 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| AMALGAMATIONS : Fusing Culture & Technology [Susanne Lundin & Lynn Akesson (eds)] Seven essays on the amalgamation of technology and culture. The amalgamations of technology and culture; technology and everyday life; hidden stories of hearing aids; modern genetics and the alien inside; biotechnology and the reinterpretation of nature. { 138pp, January 1999; PB, £14.95, 9189116070:9789189116078 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| BALKANS IN FOCUS : Cultural Boundries in Europe [S Ranimir & B Tornquist-Plewa (eds)] With the different perspectives of eight academic sub-disciplines, the authors in the book discuss the complex weave of cultural links and the different religious and linguistic groups that have been living side by side in the Balkans for centuries. This anthropological study is the result of a scientific project, the primary goal of which has been to form an active network of scholars who study the cultural and political developments in the post-Yugoslav breakdown. Research has been gathered from Scandinavia and Germany as well as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia. { 234pp, 155x230mm, January 2003; HB, £43.00, 9189116380:9789189116382 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| BALTIC CITIES : Perspectives on Urban & Regional Change in the Baltic Sea Area [Martin Aberg & Martin Peterson (eds)] A collection of essays approaching the topic of Baltic Cities and urban change from a variety of perspectives { 253pp, January 1997; PB, £17.95, 9189116038:9789189116030 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| BEING THERE [Jonas Frykman & Nils Gilje (eds)] In recent years, experience, feeling, action and other such fields have become central in cultural research. Indeed, are culture forms not simply a varied mixture of symbols, pictures, texts and discourses? Is this not, above all, a lived-in world? This book contains detailed descriptions of the adventures of children in today’s Nordic theme parks, the celebration of midsummer in Copenhagen, bus trips taken by guest workers between Malmö and Zagreb, the celebration of National Day in Budapest, the magic of the landscape in Istrien, Croatia, violence and mutilations in Sierra Leone, and painful homesickness among Lebanese businesspeople. Using concrete analyses, a group of eminent anthropologists and ethnologists aims at showing the creative 'new' by linking phenomenological theory-building to current analysis of culture. { 208pp, October 2003; HB, £39.00, 9189116666:9789189116665 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| BEYOND INTEGRATION : Challenges of Belonging in Diaspora & Exile [Maja Povrzanovic Frykman (ed)] This book analyses the processes of identity formations among people living outside their national states { 224pp, January 2001; HB, £39.00, 9189116178:9789189116177 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| CULTURE UNBOUND : Americanization & Everyday Life in Sweden [Tom O'Dell] This book considers to what extent Americanization influences everyday life in Sweden { 256pp, 145x220mm, January 1997; PB, £16.95, 918911602X:9789189116023 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| DIFFERENT PATHS TO MODERNITY [Magnus Jerneck et al (eds)] Over the last 100 years, most European countries have experienced great, and in many cases similar changes. A general term for the phenomenon is 'modernisation', and in this anthology the authors present several different aspects of modernisation and the modernisation revolution. Among other issues, the articles are based on the importance of industrialisation, education and economic development for the success of modernisation. Spain, Sweden and Denmark have been used as starting points to illustrate differences in the modernisation process between northern and southern Europe. { 368pp, 155x230mm, May 2005; HB, £42.00, 9189116542:9789189116542 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| ECHOES OF THE HOLOCAUST : Historical Cultures in Contemporary Europe [Klas-Goran Karlsson & Ulf Zander (eds)] In what ways has the Holocaust been used to push for the satisfaction of various needs and objectives in Europe? The authors take this question as their point of departure in order to reflect upon the role of history in general and the effects of the Holocaust in particular. The study how, when and why the collective memory of the Holocaust has been expressed and activated for cultural, economic, political and social reasons. Memories of the Nazi genocide in the German-Polish borderlands, the Holocaust in Russian history school books and the debates on the American television series Holocaust are among the topics covered by the articles in this anthology. { 295pp, 155x230mm, January 2003; HB, £43.00, 9189116526:9789189116528 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| EUROPE : The Return of History [Sven Tagil (ed)] Europe is going through a period of dramatic development, bringing fundamental change to the countries on the continent. The integration process that started in the west is expanding eastwards and the European Union is gradually growing. But there is a simultaneous trend towards disinte-gration with an increased number of nationalist strivings of the traditional kind, especially in the eastern parts. Although we can trace these evolvements, it is difficult to foresee the future structures. Are we going to have a politically, economically and culturally united Europe, or is the integra-tion process going to slow down and come to a halt? The key to understanding the underlying processes lies in an analysis of the historical background. Written by historians at Lund University, this anthology gives an overview and also an in-depth description of Europe in historical terms as well as current situation and possible future developments. { 547pp, 155x230mm, January 2001; HB, £49.00, 9189116143:9789189116146 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| EUROPEANS : Essays on Culture & Identity [Ake Daun & Soren Jansson (eds)] A collection of essays on national identity within Europe { 280pp, 155x230mm, January 1999; HB, £16.95, 9189116062:9789189116061 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| FOR PARTICULAR REASONS : Studies in Honour of Jerker Blomqvist [Anders Piltz et al (eds)] Dedicated to a man who has devoted his life to the study of the Greek language and its literature. Professor Jerker Blomqvist began his academic career as a PhD at Lund University 1969, and since then has been brightening up the lives of his students, colleagues and friends. He has been a popular and committed teacher who, aside from his lecturing, has also written books in subjects covering everything from Greek grammar to commentaries on classical texts. Even if his most important publications have dealt with linguistics and textual criticism, these works nevertheless contain traces of other fields that have interested him. The articles in For Particular Reasons mirror the widely different areas of interest of the guest of honour. Here are texts dealing with medicine, Latin hymnography, Greek grammar, exegetics and problems in translation. { 345pp, 155x230mm, June 2003; HB, £45.00, 9189116518:9789189116511 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| GENE TECHNOLOGY & ECONOMY : An Interdisciplinary Perpective [S Lundin & L Akesson (eds)] Since the late 1990s, few areas of science have been able to compete with genetics when it comes to attracting public interest. The mapping of the entire human gene pool, the Hugo project, makes clear that genetics and gene technology concern life itself. The analysis of the human DNA means that new medicines can be designed, but also that human genetic material can be patented and commercialized. In this volume scholars shed light on the links between biotechnology and economics from a multidisciplinary perspective. Patent on genes, national and global power (im)balance, as well as human and plant genomics, are discussed. { 144pp, January 2002; PB, £15.95, 9189116259:9789189116252 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| GENE TECHNOLOGY & THE PUBLIC : An Interdisciplinary Perspective [Susanne Lundin & Malin Ideland (eds)] A collection of essays on Gene technology and ethics. { 166pp, January 1997; PB, £17.95, 9189116003:9789189116009 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| IDENTITIES IN PAIN [Susanne Ewert, Jonas Frykman & Nadia Seremitakis (eds)] Greek and Swedish ethnologists, anthropologists, psychiatrists and psychologists provide 11 essays which aim to describe how people handle pain culturally and how they define themselves and those around them. The essays take up life histories of people suffering pain, of those trying to come to grips with psychosomatic disorders, of children exposed to traumatic experiences, and of patients living with leprosy. They also discuss: the problems that people encounter when exposed to diagnosis of elevated cholesterol levels; how notions of masculinity have been forged through asceticism towards pain; and how death, body, pain, and suffering are interpreted in different cultural settings. { 223pp, 140x215mm, January 1998; PB, £15.95, 9189116011:9789189116016 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| IDENTITY DYNAMICS : And the Construction of Boundaries [Bo Petersson & Erik Clark (eds)] How is identity constructed, maintained and altered in different geographical, personal and societal contexts? A multi-disciplinary approach is indispensable for an understanding of the deeply intertwined processes of identity construction and boundary formation. In this spirit, Identity Dynamics and the construction of Boundaries brings together scholars from political science, human geography and area studies, who present a variety of perspectives on the subject. It is the fruit of a series of seminars and workshops on the themes of identity, nationalism, globalisation, migration, citizenship, and the removal and displacement of borders. The authors analyse a number of issues regarding identity and boundary construction, drawing on case studies from a wide range of countries, including Denmark, Ireland, Sweden and Russia. { 304pp, April 2003; HB, £43.00, 9189116437:9789189116436 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| IN TENSION BETWEEN ORGANIZATION & PROFESSION : Professionals in Nordic Public Service [Carola Aili, Lars-Erik Nilsson, Lennart G Svensson & Pamela Denicolo (eds)] What is it like to be a professional in today’s Nordic public sector organisations? This book describes everyday problems experienced by individuals in official positions. The authors' analyses are set against a background of rising rates of sick leave, more cases of mental burnout, decreasing resources and constant demand for professional improvement. Rapid changes in organisations, such as new forms of leadership, new technology and management by documents and the call for client-oriented practices are part of the professional's working life. The individual professional is the prime focus of this book. Tensions that arise between the individual and the organisation/profession are illustrated by a range of examples of problems that public officials, such as teachers, policemen and nurses, are confronted with on a daily basis. The authors discuss subjects such as increased individualisation, complexity in relationships, intensified pace and fragmentation of work. This title intends to signal an invitation to further the research about a dynamic field where today’s professionals meet the requirements of their professions and organisations. { 371pp, 150x220mm, February 2008; HB, £43.00, 9185509027:9789185509027 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| MODERNISATION & TRADITION IN MANORIAL SOCIETIES : European Local & Manorial Societies 1500-1900 [Kerstin Sundberg, Tomas Germundsson & Kjell Hansen (eds)] This anthology is based on a symposium which had as its key issue a critical discussion of different theories of modernisation from the perspective of people's activities in local manorial societies. Modernisation can be studied in terms of changing values, norms and social relationships. From a theoretical point of view the book makes use of the possibility to change main macro-conceptions of the modernisation process, using dichotomies such as feudal/capitalist and individual/collective, and it also tries to integrate tradition and continuity perspective. { 416pp, 155x230mm, February 2005; HB, £43.00, 9189116402:9789189116405 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| OLD NORSE RELIGION IN LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVES : Origins, Changes & Interactions -- An international Conference in Lund, Sweden, June 3-7, 2004 [Anders Andrén, Kristina Jennbert & Catharina Raudvere (eds)] Consists of over 70 papers written by scholars concerned with pre-Christian Norse religion. The articles represent subjects such as archaeology, art history, historical archaeology, history, history of ideas, theological history, literature, onomastics, Scandinavian languages, and Scandinavian studies. This characteristic reflects the interdisciplinary aim of the conference and also the book. The idea was to bring together text-based and material-based researchers to improve scholarly exchange and dialogue. The variety on the contributions elucidate topics as worldview and cosmology, ritual and religious practice, myth and memory as well as reception and present-day use of old Norse religion. REVIEW: archaeology; art history; historical archaeology; history; theological history; literary studies; philology; Scandinavian studies { 416pp, 210x300mm, December 2006; HB, £55.00, 918911681X:9789189116818 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| POLITICAL CHANGE & THE RISE OF LABOUR IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE : Britain & Sweden, 1890-1920 [Mary Hilson] The book presents a comparative analysis of social change, democratisation and the development of modern party politics in two European countries, Britain and Sweden during the period c1880-1930, with particular reference to the emergence of social democracy as a political current. The emphasis is on the similarities of political changes in these two countries at this time, and also in the wider European context. { 352pp, 145x220mm, July 2006; HB, £42.00, 9189116712:9789189116719 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| SOCIAL MILITARISATION & THE POWER OF HISTORY : A Study of Scholarly Perspectives [Dick Harrison] This book examines the scholarly treatment of three macro-regions: East Aasia, Southeast Asia and Mesoamerica. The early medieval history of Europe is also analysed from the point of view of militarisation { 240pp, 155x230mm, January 1999; HB, £45.00, 9189116089:9789189116085 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| TRADE, TRUST, & NETWORKS : Commercial Cultures in Late Medieval Italy [Gunnar Dahl] This book explores the world of Italian merchants during the period 1300-1500, the medieval businessmen. { 355pp, 155x230mm, January 1998; HB, £39.95, 9189116054:9789189116054 , Nordic Academic Press } |
| VALUE OF COURAGE [Per Bauhn] What is courage? What is the good of being courageous and is it always morally desirable? Bauhn defines courage as the ability to confront certain basic fears and argues that courage is indeed valuable as it contributes to personal achievement as well as to the common good of a civic community. ‘Philosophical interest in the recent past has returned to the vitally important issue of the moral virtues. Per Bauhn's book is an eminent contribution to this revival of interest. It is an exceptionally sophisticated analysis of the main aspects of courage that figure in both moral theory and practice. Professor Bauhn combines his depth of analysis with strikingly apt examples of the role that courage plays in the life of human beings. It is a major contribution to moral philosophy. { 214pp, 155x230mm, August 2003; HB, £43.00, 9189116623:9789189116627 , Nordic Academic Press } |