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Multiple Modernities : A Tale of Scandinavian Experiences /

Multiple Modernities approaches the concept of modernity through two historical phases of Norway. The first study focuses on the interplay between Lutheran state officials and popular movements in the nineteenth century as an essential aspect of the growth of social democracy. The second examination...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Skirbekk, Gunnar (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong [China] : Chinese University Press, [2011]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Multiple Modernities approaches the concept of modernity through two historical phases of Norway. The first study focuses on the interplay between Lutheran state officials and popular movements in the nineteenth century as an essential aspect of the growth of social democracy. The second examination of modernization centers on twentieth-century Norway up to World War II. The book is balanced between theoretical remarks on conceptual issues (through the eyes of a trained philosopher rather than historian), an assessment of modernization processes, and a study of basic epistemic and structural challenges that confront us in our time. Scandinavian countries are often noted as cases of successful modernization processes. However, these references to a Scandinavian model tend to focus on the mid-twentieth century after World War II. In Skirbekk's view, the uniqueness of modernization processes in Scandinavia, for instance in Norway, is better conceived by focusing on the nineteenth century, with a continuation into the twentieth century.
Notas:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (232 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-217) and index.
ISBN:9789629969677
Acceso:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.