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Introduction to Nordic Cultures

Author : Annika Lindskog
Publisher : UCL Press
ISBN 13 : 1787353990
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Nordic Cultures written by Annika Lindskog and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2020-04-17 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Nordic Cultures is an innovative, interdisciplinary introduction to Nordic history, cultures and societies from medieval times to today. The textbook spans the whole Nordic region, covering historical periods from the Viking Age to modern society, and engages with a range of subjects: from runic inscriptions on iron rings and stone monuments, via eighteenth-century scientists, Ibsen’s dramas and turn-of-the-century travel, to twentieth-century health films and the welfare state, nature ideology, Greenlandic literature, Nordic Noir, migration, ‘new’ Scandinavians, and stereotypes of the Nordic. The chapters provide fundamental knowledge and insights into the history and structures of Nordic societies, while constructing critical analyses around specific case studies that help build an informed picture of how societies grow and of the interplay between history, politics, culture, geography and people. Introduction to Nordic Cultures is a tool for understanding issues related to the Nordic region as a whole, offering the reader engaging and stimulating ways of discovering a variety of cultural expressions, historical developments and local preoccupations. The textbook is a valuable resource for undergraduate students of Scandinavian and Nordic studies, as well as students of European history, culture, literature and linguistics.

Introduction to Nordic Cultures

Author : Annika Lindskog
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781013295522
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Nordic Cultures written by Annika Lindskog and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Nordic Cultures is an innovative, interdisciplinary introduction to Nordic history, cultures and societies from medieval times to today. The textbook spans the whole Nordic region, covering historical periods from the Viking Age to modern society, and engages with a range of subjects: from runic inscriptions on iron rings and stone monuments, via eighteenth-century scientists, Ibsen's dramas and turn-of-the-century travel, to twentieth-century health films and the welfare state, nature ideology, Greenlandic literature, Nordic Noir, migration, 'new' Scandinavians, and stereotypes of the Nordic. The chapters provide fundamental knowledge and insights into the history and structures of Nordic societies, while constructing critical analyses around specific case studies that help build an informed picture of how societies grow and of the interplay between history, politics, culture, geography and people. Introduction to Nordic Cultures is a tool for understanding issues related to the Nordic region as a whole, offering the reader engaging and stimulating ways of discovering a variety of cultural expressions, historical developments and local preoccupations. The textbook is a valuable resource for undergraduate students of Scandinavian and Nordic studies, as well as students of European history, culture, literature and linguistics. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Introduction to Nordic Cultures

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781787354036
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Nordic Cultures written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Nordic Cultures is an innovative, interdisciplinary introduction to Nordic history, cultures and societies from medieval times to today. The textbook spans the whole Nordic region, covering historical periods from the Viking Age to modern society, and engages with a range of subjects: from runic inscriptions on iron rings and stone monuments, via eighteenth-century scientists, Ibsen's dramas and turn-of-the-century travel, to twentieth-century health films and the welfare state, nature ideology, Greenlandic literature, Nordic Noir, migration, 'new' Scandinavians, and stereotypes of the Nordic. The chapters provide fundamental knowledge and insights into the history and structures of Nordic societies, while constructing critical analyses around specific case studies that help build an informed picture of how societies grow and of the interplay between history, politics, culture, geography and people. Introduction to Nordic Cultures is a tool for understanding issues related to the Nordic region as a whole, offering the reader engaging and stimulating ways of discovering a variety of cultural expressions, historical developments and local preoccupations. The textbook is a valuable resource for undergraduate students of Scandinavian and Nordic studies, as well as students of European history, culture, literature and linguistics.

Nordic Experiences

Author : Hofstra University
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 : 0313299544
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Nordic Experiences written by Hofstra University and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1997-01-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of scholarly articles on a wide variety of subjects pertaining to the cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Nordic Experiences discusses music, art, literature, folkore, and the social fabric of past and present to offer the reader a many-faceted image of what the term Scandinavia stands for today. There are now some 12-13 million people of Nordic descent living in the United States, and their culture has played a part in shaping the American experience. The cultural contacts and exchanges between the United States and the Nordic countries, thanks in large part to immigration, remains strong and varied, adding a significant dimension to the close ties that have existed for many years. This book is a celebration of Nordic culture and its harmonious and enduring relationship with the United States. As such, it will be of considerable interest to scholars and students alike of Scandinavian or European civilization.

Performing Nordic Heritage

Author : Lizette Gradén
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317082362
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Performing Nordic Heritage written by Lizette Gradén and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The performance of heritage takes place in prestigious institutions such as museums and archives, in officially sanctioned spaces such as jubilees and public monuments, but also in more mundane, ephemeral and banal cultural practices, such as naming of phenomena, viewing exhibitions or walking in the countryside. This volume examines the performance of Nordic heritage and the shaping of the very idea of Norden in diverse contexts in North America, the Baltic and the Nordic countries and examines the importance of these places as sites for creating and preserving cultural heritage. Offering rich perspectives on a part of Europe which has not been the centre of discussion in the Anglophone world, this volume will be of value to a wide readership, including cultural historians, museum practitioners, policy-makers and scholars of heritage, ethnology and folkloristics.

The Nordic Model and Physical Culture

Author : Mikkel B. Tin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000693171
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Nordic Model and Physical Culture written by Mikkel B. Tin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the relationships between the Nordic social democratic welfare system (‘The Nordic Model’) and physical culture, across the domains of sport, education, and public space. Presenting important new empirical research, it helps us to understand how the paradoxical blend of social democracy and liberalism in the Nordic countries influences physical culture, which in turn contributes to a quality of life that ranks highest in the world. Drawing on perspectives from sociology, cultural studies, history, education, political science, outdoor studies, and urban studies, the book explores topics such as dance education for sport students, doping in cross-country skiing, outdoor education, the active body, and the ideology of public parks. It includes research material from across the region, including Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, and Denmark. This is fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in physical culture, sport studies, leisure studies, or outdoor studies, as well as sociologists or political scientists with an interest in Nordic politics, culture, and society.

An Introduction to Danish Culture

Author : Norman Berdichevsky
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078648652X
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Danish Culture written by Norman Berdichevsky and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Denmark, the southernmost Nordic nation, remains little-known to many citizens of the world. Too often conflated with its Scandinavian neighbors to the north, it is a land of generally flat terrain, with an inviting temperate climate. The land of the Danes has much to offer visitors, and this guide to Danish society, culture, and history offers an inside look, with details on Denmark's substantial contributions to science, engineering, exploration, seafaring, literature, philosophy, music, architecture, and many other fields. Brief portraits depict such Danes as "Clown Prince" Victor Borge, Hans Christian Andersen, Kierkegaard, and Out of Africa author Karen Blixen. Throughout, there is a focus upon Denmark's human rights record, democratic institutions, and humanistic traditions. By examining Danish culture, this work fosters a greater understanding of Denmark, its people, and their way of life.

Cultural policy in the Nordic welfare states: aims and functions of public funding for culture

Author : Sokka, Sakarias
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN 13 : 9289372176
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (893 download)

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Download or read book Cultural policy in the Nordic welfare states: aims and functions of public funding for culture written by Sokka, Sakarias and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available online: https://pub.norden.org/nordiskkulturfakta2022-01/ In this research anthology on public subsidy systems for culture in the Nordic region, researchers from each Nordic country contribute with a chapter on the status and challenges of public subsidy systems for culture in their particular country. In addition, a former civil servant with the Nordic Council of Ministers provides descriptions of Nordic co-operation grants for culture, as well as grants in the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. While the authors have chosen which issues to focus on in their respective chapters, all in one way or another concern themselves with the question of how Nordic welfare policies are reflected in Nordic cultural policies. The research anthology has been produced by Kulturanalys Norden and edited by Sakarias Sokka, senior researcher at CUPORE.

Nordic Media Histories of Propaganda and Persuasion

Author : Fredrik Norén
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031051718
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Nordic Media Histories of Propaganda and Persuasion written by Fredrik Norén and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access edited volume shines new light on the history of propaganda and persuasion during the Nordic welfare epoch. A common analytical framework is developed that highlights transnational and transmedial perspectives rather than national or monomedial histories. The return of propaganda in contemporary debate underlines the need to historically contextualize the role and function of persuasive communication activities in the Nordic region and beyond. Building on an empirically situated approach, the chapters in this volume break new ground by covering a range of themes, from cultural diplomacy and nation branding to media materiality and information infrastructures. In doing so, the book stresses that the Nordic welfare epoch, with its associated epithet the “Nordic Model”, was built not only on governance, social security and economic productivity, but also on propaganda and persuasion.

Contemporary French and Scandinavian Crime Fiction

Author : Anne Grydehøj
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1786837196
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary French and Scandinavian Crime Fiction written by Anne Grydehøj and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2021-07-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a study of Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and French crime fictions covering a fifty-year period. From 1965 to the present, both Scandinavian and French societies have undergone significant transformations. Twelve literary case studies examine how crime fictions in the respective contexts have responded to shifting social realities, which have in turn played a part in transforming the generic codes and conventions of the crime novel. At the centre of the book’s analysis is crime fiction’s negotiation of the French model of Republican universalism and the Scandinavian welfare state, both of which were routinely characterised as being in a state of crisis at the end of the twentieth century. Adopting a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, the book investigates the interplay between contemporary Scandinavian and French crime narratives, considering their engagement with the relationship of the state and the citizen, and notably with identity issues (class, gender, sexuality and ethnicity in particular).

Nordic Film Cultures and Cinemas of Elsewhere

Author : Anna Westerstahl Stenport
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474438075
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Nordic Film Cultures and Cinemas of Elsewhere written by Anna Westerstahl Stenport and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-27 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nordic Film Cultures and Cinemas of Elsewhere introduces a new concept to Nordic film studies as well as to other small national, transnational and world cinema traditions. Examining overlooked 'elsewheres', the book presents Nordic cinemas as international, cosmopolitan, diasporic and geographically dispersed, from their beginnings in the early silent period to their present 21st-century dynamics. Exploring both canonical works by directors like Ingmar Bergman and Lars von Trier, as well as a wide range of unknown or overlooked narratives of movement, synthesis and resistance, the book offers a new model of inquiry into a multi-varied Scandinavian cultural lineage, and into small nation and pan-regional world cinemas.

Nordic Design Cultures in Transformation, 1960–1980

Author : Kjetil Fallan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000736350
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Nordic Design Cultures in Transformation, 1960–1980 written by Kjetil Fallan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the 1960s and 1970s, this volume explores new ways of investigating, comparing and interpreting the different domains of design culture across the Nordic countries. Challenging the traditional narrative, this volume argues that the roots of the most prominent features of Nordic design’s contemporary significance are not to be found amongst the objects for the home collectively branded as ‘Scandinavian Design’ to great acclaim in the 1950s, but in the discourses, institutions and practices formed in the aftermath of that oft-told success story, during the turbulent period between 1960 and 1980. This is achieved by employing multidisciplinary approaches to connect the domains of industrial production, marketing, consumption, public institutions, design educations, trade journals as well as public debates and civic initiatives forming a design culture. This book makes a significant contribution to current, international agendas of historiographical critique focusing on transnational relations and the deconstruction of national design histories. This book will be of interest to scholars in design, design history and Scandinavian studies.

New Dimensions of Diversity in Nordic Culture and Society

Author : Jenny Björklund
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443892378
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book New Dimensions of Diversity in Nordic Culture and Society written by Jenny Björklund and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the new millennium, categories of identity have become particularly destabilized with the emergence of a new generation of people in the Nordic region who demand more dynamic and fluid identities. New Dimensions of Diversity in Nordic Culture and Society reinvestigates the tired concept of “diversity” to make room for dynamic new realities, as well as the ample new questions to which they give rise. This volume assumes diversity to be a fundamental feature of Nordic modernity. Given that the Nordic countries consistently rank among the world’s wealthiest, most educated, and most egalitarian, these case studies provide important counter-narratives to prevailing local and global discourses of Nordic-ness. The contributors not only interrogate historical categories of diversity in a Nordic context, including gender, sex, class, ethnicity, and race; they also show how these categories intersect. They examine new forms of, and platforms for, diverse ideas and creative expression, including fluid masculinities, digital cultures, new media, and fashion. They question the terms on which the Nordic region’s indigenous peoples, the Sámi and the Greenlandic Inuit, as well as stateless people such as the Kurds, are brought into Nordic discussions of diversity, citizenship, and agency, and analyze the implications of particular neo-nationalist and patriarchal discourses that have emerged since the turn of the century. The book draws from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and interdisciplinary fields, and will spark productive and critical conversations among all with an interest in the national and regional cultures, subcultures, and social dynamics that inform modern life in the Nordic region.

The Nordic Adventure

Author : Dr. Author O. Wright
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1669855740
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (698 download)

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Download or read book The Nordic Adventure written by Dr. Author O. Wright and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nordic Adventure: An Enlightening Introduction to Scandinavia is a distinctively powerful traveler’s memoir, which captured some of the enthralling, and sometime challenging, experiences of both Author and Celeta, husband and wife, who spent twelve exciting days touring Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Certainly, this intriguing traveler’s memoir captured some of the exciting and heartwarming experiences this loving couple had as they traveled from their home state of New York and privately toured the cities of Copenhagen, Oslo, Flam, Bergen, Stockholm, and Helsinki. Although the introduction to each of these Nordic countries was very brief, this loving husband and wife had magnificent sightseeing opportunities. All of the Nordic cities visited were aptly equipped with very knowledgeable tour guides who were brilliant in acquainting us with the social, political, cultural, and religious aspects of their city. Hence, this husband and wife were able to see the splendor and beauty of each of those fascinating cities. We walked through various sections of the inner cities and saw gorgeous parks and flower gardens. We saw beautiful and excited children enjoying their day at play. We also saw beautiful homes and neighborhoods. We saw the beauty of a peaceful people. Unquestionably, touring the capital cities of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland was a marvelous delight to us. After these countries had been described to us as a romantic lands of beautiful hills and mountains and gorgeous landscape, we discovered that the delights of Scandinavia were even more exciting. It was indeed a land of romance! Certainly, asking pertinent questions about the customs and mystique of each country, we feel much more informed about those Nordic countries and their people. After twelve exciting days of Scandinavian touring, we feel much more enlightened on the customs of these beautiful Nordic people. Last of all, our joyous visit to these Scandinavian countries was a joyful learning experience for both of us. We now understand more fully what is meant when one says that the Scandinavian people lived under the concept of the Nordic welfare model. Above all, we had a delightful, fun filled Nordic adventure. To God be the glory!

The Political Culture of Nordic Self-Understanding

Author : Ainur Elmgren
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317380959
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book The Political Culture of Nordic Self-Understanding written by Ainur Elmgren and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Power investigation’, or the practice of power to legitimize itself through commissioned programmes of scientific enquiry, is a hallmark of Nordic democracy. Five power investigations have been conducted in the Nordic countries since 1972. The close connection to state power has not dissuaded prominent scholars from participating in them, nor have their findings evoked strong criticism. Combining politically guided perspectives with collaborative research, power investigations represent public events that typify the ostensibly open political culture of the Nordic countries, rather than simply existing as texts or as a politico-scientific genre. Although such investigations have been thought of as critical studies of power, the authors in this book show that their findings have varied greatly and that they have served as tools for wielding power. Whatever shortcomings they uncover, the utility of these investigations in suggesting transparency and self-reflection enhances the legitimacy of Scandinavian government. The investigations are persuasive exercises through which the commissioning authorities and those scholars hired to carry them out engage in a mutually beneficial exchange. Underlying this strategy is the perception, deeply embedded in Nordic political culture, that politics is a progressive, rational endeavour, and that identification with the state is an honourable role for academics. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary European Studies.

Development and Demise of Orkney Norn. A piece of Scandinavian Culture in Great Britain

Author : Lars Dittmer
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638457710
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Development and Demise of Orkney Norn. A piece of Scandinavian Culture in Great Britain written by Lars Dittmer and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2006-01-18 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7, University of Potsdam (Philosophisches Institut), course: Proseminar The demise of Celtic languages and rise, language: English, abstract: The unofficial flag of the Orkney Islands arouses astonishment in the watcher and gives him an idea of how Orcadians feel – being a Scandinavian, and being British. The flag shows the red Norwegian cross on a yellow background, symbolizing the Scottish Royal flag (cf. Towrie 1996-2005: FAQ). Scandinavian culture and self-image still constitute a part of identity in parts of Scotland – especially in Shetland and Orkney, collectively named the Northern Islands. Here, this cultural background has over centuries found expression through a Scandinavian language, called Norn, Icelandic norœnna, the Norwegian language (Fenton 1997: 617). This term paper is to document the historical and cultural circumstances in which a Scandinavian language could develop in Northern Scotland, its nature and prevalence during its era, and finally, its demise and the remains of Norn in today’s language in Orkney. The paper attaches importance to the fact that it is on the one hand power constellations and politics that produce linguistic changes such as the death of a language, but on the other hand also requires “the active participation of its former speakers” (Barrett 2003: 98). The paper almost exclusively focuses on the development on the Orkney Islands, taking into consideration that history as well as the language itself differs to some extent on the Shetland Islands.

Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Nordic Culture

Author : Helena Forsas-Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781849046558
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Nordic Culture written by Helena Forsas-Scott and published by . This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is 'Nordic noir' and why is it so popular? What are the Nordic societies really like? What do Nordic countries have in common and how are they different? This Encyclopaedia is a ground-breaking reference work containing over 800 entries on contemporary life and culture in the Nordic region, ranging from crime to crime fiction; Ingmar Bergman to IKEA; winter sports to the welfare state. Written by experts from within the Nordic region and beyond it, the entries discuss both country-specific issues and pan-Nordic perspectives. Longer essays offer broad historical surveys, though the emphasis throughout is on the most recent developments. Extensive cross-referencing adds to the usefulness of the work and entries also provide suggestions for further reading. An Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Nordic Culture will be an invaluable tool for students, teachers and anyone seeking to get to grips with a part of the world whose soft power and cultural impact vastly outstrip its size.