Culture and Crisis: The Case of Germany and Sweden

Culture and Crisis: The Case of Germany and Sweden

by Lars Trägårdh (Editor), Nina Witoszek (Editor)

Synopsis

Although Germany and Scandinavia often display a shared cultural inheritance, they are polar opposites in their response to social-economic disruptions and cultural challenges. Each displays a different set of mythologies and coping modes when faced with breakdown and disorder. In this important new book, the authors argue that it is at these critical junctures, that the tradition and identity of national and local communities are formed, polarized, and revalued; it is here that social change charts its own course.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 262
Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Published: 01 Dec 2002

ISBN 10: 1571812695
ISBN 13: 9781571812698

Media Reviews

... the book deserves credit ... for trying to tackle the tricky issue of crisis as an historical theme, and in doing so offers a novel approach for rethinking the critical 1930s. - H-German

Author Bio
Lars Tragardh is Assistant Professor in the History Department, Barnard College, Columbia University. Nina Witoszek is Associate Professor at the European Institute, Florence and Institute for Cultural Studies, Oslo.