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Is there a distinctly Swedish national character? Are Swedes truly shy, unemotional, conflict-avoiding, melancholy, and dour? Swedish Mentality, the English translation of the hugely successful book published in Sweden in 1989, considers the reality behind the myth. The author, ¿ke Daun, is a respec...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Daun, Åke, 1936-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Swedish
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1996.
Subjects:
National characteristics, Swedish.
Swedes.
Suédois.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Lifespan Development.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
HISTORY > Europe > Scandinavia.
Volkskarakter.
Nationale kenmerken.
Caractère national suédois.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword to the American edition by David Cooperman
  • Introduction
  • Culture
  • Personality
  • Relations
  • Feelings
  • Rationality
  • Melancholy
  • Proverbs and mentality
  • The Swedishness within
  • The history of Swedishness
  • Appendix: Two fundamental historical preconditions.

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