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Nordic Terrors

Author : Robert William Rix
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1839990465
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Nordic Terrors written by Robert William Rix and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century British literature, Scandinavia emerged as a setting for Gothic terror. This book explores the extensive use of Nordic superstition as it provided a vocabulary for Gothic texts, examining the cultural significance these references held for writers exploring Britain’s northern heritage. In Gothic publications, Nordic superstition sometimes parallels the representations of Catholicism, allowing writers to gloat at its phantasms and delusions. Thus, runic spells, incantations, and necromantic communications (of which Norse tradition afforded many examples) could replace practices usually assigned to Catholic superstition. Yet Nordic lore did more than merely supplant hackneyed Gothic formulas; it presented readers with an alternative conception of ‘Otherness’. Nordic texts—chiefly based on the Edda and the supernatural Scandinavian ballad tradition—were seen as pre-Christian beliefs of the Gothic (i.e., Germanic) peoples, including the Anglo-Saxons. The book traces the development of this Nordic Gothic, situating it within wider literary, historical, political, and cultural contexts.

The Nordic Civil Sphere

Author : Jeffrey C. Alexander
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509538852
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The Nordic Civil Sphere written by Jeffrey C. Alexander and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The civil sphere is a distinctively democratic field in modern societies, one that sustains universalizing cultural aspirations and organizational structures and that has tense and uncertain boundaries with other spheres of social life, like the economy, religion, family, and state. Unlike the latter, which are more particularistic and hierarchical in character, the civil sphere defines itself in terms of solidarity – the feeling of being connected with every other person in the collectivity. The utopian ideals of democratic solidarity shape every modern society, even if they are often compromised by the messy realities of social life. This volume uses the theory of the civil sphere to shed new light on Nordic societies, while at the same time drawing on the distinctive experiences of the Nordic nations to reflect on and advance the theory of the civil sphere. Nordic societies have long been admired for creating a distinctive form of social democracy, but this admirable achievement has not been well conceptualized theoretically. Most attempts to explain Nordic social democracy focus on material and organizational factors. This volume, by contrast, emphasizes the cultural foundations and characteristics of social democracy, demonstrating how civil sensibilities are necessary for the creation of an egalitarian and democratic state. Nordic civil spheres, however, are not only pro-civil but also white in color, European in ethnicity, secular in character and gender-equal in a subtly restrictive manner. Such primordialization of state civility is vividly on display in the sometime tense relationships that develop among natives and “foreigners” in Nordic countries, relationships that expose the primordial undersides of the social democratic codes and civil values that constitute the Nordic civil sphere. A major contribution to the theory of the civil sphere and to our understanding of the cultural and normative underpinnings of social and political life, this volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars of sociology and politics.

Jean Toomer and the Terrors of American History

Author : Charles Scruggs
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 151280665X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Jean Toomer and the Terrors of American History written by Charles Scruggs and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jean Toomer's Cane was the first major text of the Harlem Renaissance and the first important modernist text by an African-American writer. It powerfully depicts the terror in the history of American race relations, a public world of lynchings, race riots, and Jim Crow, and a private world of internalized conflict over identity and race which mirrored struggles in the culture at large. Toomer's own life reflected that internal conflict, and he has been an ambiguous figure in literary history, an author who wrote a text that had a tremendous impact on African American authors but who eventually tried to distance himself from Cane and from his identification as a black writer. In Jean Toomer and the Terrors of American History, Charles Scruggs and Lee VanDemarr examine original sources—Toomer's rediscovered early writings on politics and race, his extensive correspondence with Waldo Frank, and unpublished portions of his autobiographies—to show how the cultural wars of the 1920s influenced the shaping of Toomer's book and his subsequent efforts to escape the racial definitions of American society. That those definitions remain crucial for American society even today is one reason Toomer's work continues to fascinate and to influence contemporary writers and readers.

Racialization, Racism, and Anti-Racism in the Nordic Countries

Author : Peter Hervik
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319746308
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Racialization, Racism, and Anti-Racism in the Nordic Countries written by Peter Hervik and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-11 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents a comprehensive effort to understand discrimination, racialization, racism, Islamophobia, anti-racist activism, and the inclusion and exclusion of minorities in Nordic countries. Examining critical media events in this heavily mediatized society, the contributors explore how processes of racialization take place in an environment dominated by commercial interests, anti-migrant and anti-Muslim narratives and sentiments, and a surprising lack of informed research on national racism and racialization. Overall, in tracing how these individual events further racial inequalities through emotional and affective engagement, the book seeks to define the trajectory of modern racism in Scandinavia.

The Last Apocalypse

Author : James Reston, Jr.
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385483368
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (854 download)

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Download or read book The Last Apocalypse written by James Reston, Jr. and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1999-02-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accomplished historical author James Reston, Jr., presents the enthralling saga of how the Christian kingdoms converted, conquered, and slaughtered their way to dominance in Europe as the year 1000 approached. Through Reston's brilliant narrative and engaging portraits of the unforgettable historical characters who embodied the struggle for the soul of Europe, students are introduced to a pivotal period in history during which an old order was crumbling, and terrifying, confusing new ideas were gaining hold in the populace. From the righteous fury of the Viking queen Sigrid the Strong-Minded, who burned unwanted suitors alive; to the brilliant but too-cunning Moor, al-Mansur the Illustrious Victor; to the aptly named English king Ethelred the Unready; to the abiding genius of the age, Pope Sylvester II—warrior kings and concubine empresses, maniacal warriors and religious zealots bring this stirring period to life.

Affectivity and Race

Author : Rikke Andreassen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317184696
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Affectivity and Race written by Rikke Andreassen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents new empirical studies of social difference in the Nordic welfare states, in order to advance novel theoretical perspectives on the everyday practices and macro-politics of race and gender in multi-ethnic societies. With attention to the specific political and cultural landscapes of the Nordic countries, Affectivity and Race draws on a variety of sources, including television programmes, news media, fictional literature, interviews, ethnographic observations, teaching curricula and policy documents, to explore the ways in which ideas about affectivity and emotion afford new insights into the experience of racial difference and the unfolding of political discourses on race in various social spheres. Organised around the themes of the politicisation of race through affect, the way that race produces affect and the affective experience of race, this interdisciplinary collection sheds light on the role of feelings in the formation of subjectivities, how race and whiteness are affectively circulated in public life and the ways in which emotions contribute to regimes of inclusion and exclusion. As such it will appeal to scholars across the social sciences, with interests in sociology, anthropology, media, literary and cultural studies, race and ethnicity, and Nordic studies.

Terror from the Extreme Right

Author : Tore Bjorgo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135209375
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Terror from the Extreme Right written by Tore Bjorgo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first volume in a new series comprises nine contributions originally presented at a workshop supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin in August, 1994. Topics range from right-wing violence in North America to the development, patterns, and causes of violence against fore

Four Tales of Terror

Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Ozymandias Press
ISBN 13 : 1531291619
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Four Tales of Terror written by Robert E. Howard and published by Ozymandias Press. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four blood-curdling tales of horror and terror, from the mighty pen of the infamous Robert E. Howard! THE DREAM SNAKE, THE HYENA, THE FEARSOME TOUCH OF DEATH, and THE CAIRN ON THE HEADLAND! Robert E. Howard truly impresses with this collection!

Nordic Larp

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789163378560
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (785 download)

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Download or read book Nordic Larp written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ecology and Contemporary Nordic Cinemas

Author : Pietari K��p�
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441192794
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Book Synopsis Ecology and Contemporary Nordic Cinemas by : Pietari K��p�

Download or read book Ecology and Contemporary Nordic Cinemas written by Pietari K��p� and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges the traditional socio-political rhetoric of national cinema by providing an ecocritical examination of Nordic cinema.

Can National Dialogue Break the Power of Terror in Burundi?

Author : Zdenek Červenka
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
ISBN 13 : 9789171063533
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (635 download)

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Download or read book Can National Dialogue Break the Power of Terror in Burundi? written by Zdenek Červenka and published by Nordic Africa Institute. This book was released on 1994 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban areas all over Africa, despite local and regional differences, have much in common : rapid population growth, more than half the population of large cities in squatter settlements, a public sector unable to provide basic services, and deteriorating environmental conditions. Africa's urban population is expected to in-crease from 210 million in 1990 to 340 million in 2000. The Nordic donor agencies have traditionally concentrated their development assistance in the fields of health, water supply and sanitation to rural areas. In a longer term perspective the authors see three main policy options for the development assistance in these fields: 1. continued concentration on rural programmes ; 2. continued strong support to rural development programmes, combined with an increased involvement in small and medium-sized towns; and 3. involvement in pure urban projects, also in large cities. They recommend that development efforts over the next decade should continue to give priority to rural development. In most sub-Saharan countries 70-90% of the population is rural. Even with current rapid urbanization rates this rural population will go on increasing for the next 30 years. Besides, rural Africa's health and hygiene problems are still largely unsolved: much remains to be done to increase the coverage, improve the functioning and generate sustainabil-ity of rural water supplies, most remains to be done on rural sanitation and virtually nothing has been done regarding control of disease vectors. (Adapté du résumé des auteurs).

Geopolitics, Northern Europe, and Nordic Noir

Author : Robert A. Saunders
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429769601
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Geopolitics, Northern Europe, and Nordic Noir written by Robert A. Saunders and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its focus on the popular television genre of Nordic noir, this book examines subtle and explicit manifestations of geopolitics in crime series from Scandinavia and Finland, as well as the impact of such programmes on how northern Europe is viewed around the world. Drawing on a diverse set of literature, from screen studies to critical International Relations, Geopolitics, Northern Europe, and Nordic Noir addresses the fraught geopolitical content of Nordic television series, as well as how Nordic noir as a genre travels the globe. With empirical chapters focusing on the interlinked concepts of the body, the border, and the nation-state, this book interrogates the various ways in which northern European states grapple with challenges wrought by globalisation, neoliberalism, and climate change. Reflecting the current global fascination with all things Nordic, this text examines the light and dark sides of the region as seen through the television screen, demonstrating that series such as Occupied, Trapped, and The Bridge have much to teach us about world politics. This book will be of interest to those interested in geopolitics, national identity, and the politics of popular culture in: Scandinavian studies, media/screen studies, IR/political science, human/cultural geography, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, and communication.

Europe Confronts Terrorism

Author : Karin Von Hippel
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230524591
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Europe Confronts Terrorism written by Karin Von Hippel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-08-18 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Europe Confronts Terrorism examines the institutional, political, security and reforms that have taken place in Europe since the catastrophic terrorist attacks in the United States in 2001. The tragic attacks in Madrid on 11 March 2004 - to date, the worst terror attack on European soil - demonstrated that Europe was also a target, and emphasized the necessity of decisively defeating the al-Qa'ida organization, movement and network. Europe undertook a number of reforms, not only as a response to the terror attacks, US unilateralism and individual country concerns about becoming the next target, but also as part of a process that had been underway since the 1970s.

Jihadist Terror

Author : Anthony Richards
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788315561
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Jihadist Terror written by Anthony Richards and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past 18 months have seen a radical increase in incidents of jihadist terrorism within the United Kingdom – from the Manchester Arena attack, to the Houses of Parliament, to London Bridge. As a result, there are renewed calls for a high-level national conversation about the causes of, and the responses to, this particular terrorist problem. This book identifies policy and research gaps from an evidence-based perspective – it analyses what we know, what we don't know and what we need to know in relation to understanding and countering the jihadist terrorist threat. It provides readers with a synthesis of the knowledge and evidence that exists on each of the key topic areas, representing a distinctive and valuable resource for policymakers, academics and students. The contributors to the volume are leading international and national experts, from both the scholarly and policy-making communities, who are ideally placed to comment on the question of jihadist terrorism and the future of the threat in the UK.

Transforming Terror

Author : Karin Lofthus Carrington
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520949455
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Terror written by Karin Lofthus Carrington and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inspired collection offers a new paradigm for moving the world beyond violence as the first, and often only, response to violence. Through essays and poetry, prayers and meditations, Transforming Terror powerfully demonstrates that terrorist violence—defined here as any attack on unarmed civilians—can never be stopped by a return to the thinking that created it. A diverse array of contributors—writers, healers, spiritual and political leaders, scientists, and activists, including Desmond Tutu, Huston Smith, Riane Eisler, Daniel Ellsberg, Amos Oz, Fatema Mernissi, Fritjof Capra, George Lakoff, Mahmoud Darwish, Terry Tempest Williams, and Jack Kornfield—considers how we might transform the conditions that produce terrorist acts and bring true healing to the victims of these acts. Broadly encompassing both the Islamic and Western worlds, the book explores the nature of consciousness and offers a blueprint for change that makes peace possible. From unforgettable firsthand accounts of terrorism, the book draws us into awareness of our ecological and economic interdependence, the need for connectedness, and the innate human capacity for compassion.

The War on Terror

Author : Noah Berlatsky
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 0737762713
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (377 download)

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Download or read book The War on Terror written by Noah Berlatsky and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the "War on Terror" is a very familiar phrase to the American people, many countries are embarked on their own War on Terror. Give your readers a globally-minded, balanced book on this issue. Readers will learn about this war in various countries, including Israel, Pakistan, Somalia, Afghanistan, European nations, and the U.S. Readers will explore the causes of terrorism, issues of human rights, governments' responses to terrorism, and the future of the War on Terror.

Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries

Author : Anastasiya Astapova
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000331105
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Conspiracy Theories and the Nordic Countries written by Anastasiya Astapova and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the relevance of conspiracy theories in the modern social and political history of the Nordic countries. The Nordic countries have traditionally imagined themselves as stable, wealthy, egalitarian welfare states. Conspiracy theories, mistrust and disunity, the argument goes, happened elsewhere in Europe (especially Eastern Europe), the Middle East or in the United States. This book paints a different picture by demonstrating that conspiracy theories have always existed in the Nordic region, both as a result of structural tensions between different groups and in the aftermath of traumatic events, but seem to have become more prominent over the last 30 or 40 years. While the book covers events and developments in each of the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Finland), it is not a comparative country analysis. Rather, the book focuses on conspiracy theories in and about the Nordic region as a region, arguing that similarities in the trajectories of conspiratorial thinking are interesting to examine in cultural, social, and political terms. The book takes a thematic approach, including looking at states and elites; family, gender and sexuality; migration and the outside view on the Nordic region; conspiracy theories about the Nordic countries; and Nordic noir. This book will be of great interest to researchers on extremism, conspiracy theories and the politics of the Nordic countries.