Scandinavians
«Affectionate and at times wondering survey of this little-known collective culture»
TLS
The Scandinavians are regarded as Europe's most tolerant and peace-loving people. So how was it that one of the worst acts of political terror ever witnessed on this continent was committed by a Norwegian - against his fellow countrymen? Scandinavia is the epitome of cool: we fill our homes with cheap but stylish Nordic furniture; we envy their health-giving outdoor lifestyle; we glut ourselves on their crime fiction; even their strangely attractive melancholia seems to express a stoic, common-sensical acceptance of life's many vicissitudes. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Head of Zeus
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 480
- ISBN
- 9781781858950
- Utgivelsesår
- 2017
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
«Affectionate and at times wondering survey of this little-known collective culture»
TLS
«A charming and enhancing yet critical guide to Scandinavia's history and society»
The Times
«Bringing the varied stories of the Nordic people vividly to life»
Irish Times
«A terrific read... [It] reads like many 19th-century travel books, which also combined wonderful narrative description with bright speculation... It's this approach that makes the book so thoroughly enjoyable'»
Literary Review
«A fascinating blend of social commentary and cultural analysis... Scandinavians asks a lot of very interesting questions'»
The Big Issue
«A leisurely and digressive account, full of personality... When Ferguson quotes from a Norwegian novel: "History isn't always what you think it was," it's a summary of his own impressive book'»
All About Health
«Aside from its stated aim of examining Scandinavian identity, this is a handy introduction to the history of a region which [...] we know nothing about»
Sunday Herald
«Discursive, meandering, sometimes beautifully written, it presents a historical narrative punctuated by reminiscences, conversations retold, snatches of autobiography, fragments of biography and stories added, one suspects, solely for their strangeness»
Wall Street Journal