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Culture and Customs of Sweden
Contributor(s): Nordstrom, Byron J. (Author)
ISBN: 0313343713     ISBN-13: 9780313343711
Publisher: Greenwood
OUR PRICE:   $60.39  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: July 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Customs & Traditions
- History | Europe - Scandinavia
Dewey: 948.5
LCCN: 2010014133
Series: Culture and Customs of Europe
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.10 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Scandinavian
 
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Culture and Customs of Sweden is an ideal introduction to this fascinating nation. The book opens with a broad overview of the country and then examines specific themes such as religion, marriage, family, gender issues, education, holidays, popular customs, sports and leisure, media, literature, performing arts, art, and architecture.

Throughout, the author seeks to strike a balance between the history of these many aspects of contemporary Sweden and what is happening there today--at a time when Sweden is undergoing many profound changes. For example, the chapter on literature looks at both the development of Swedish literature since the Middle Ages and at current interests, themes, and writers. Each of the themes covered is central to introducing both Sweden's past and its present, facilitating the kind of understanding that is so important in this ever-shrinking world.