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Northbound

By Povlsen, Karen Klitgaard

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Northbound

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A group of 16 scholars from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Greenland, Finland, Germany and USA explore the changes that had taken place in the conception of the North during the 18th century, changes that were a symptom of an ambivalent understanding of the North vis-¿is the South. From antiquity to Montesquieu, the North could be considered a Dystopia and a Utopia -- a barbaric margin of Europe, but also an area of freedom, natural strength, and robust women who were any man's equal. The book, drawing on travel accounts of the period, is thus historical, but it is conceived under the optics of modern multiculturalism and cultural clashes. The study encompasses areas ranging from botany and geography, to Nordic literature and language, to science and the arts. The book will appeal to students and scholars in the interdisciplinary fields of literary studies, cultural studies, anthropology, history and most European language studies.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
411
Release Date:
2008-07-30
Publication Date:
2008-07-30
Publisher:
Aarhus University Press
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
8779342647
ISBN13:
9788779342644
Weight:
1100 g
Height:
173 cm
Width:
252 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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