The Soul of the North: A Social, Architectural and Cultural History of the Nordic Countries, 17001940
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Soul of the North: A Social, Architectural and Cultural History of the Nordic Countries, 17001940
By (Author) Neil Kent
Reaktion Books
Reaktion Books
1st September 2001
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Social and cultural history
Cultural studies
948
Physical Properties
Paperback
416
Width 189mm, Height 246mm
Description
The social and cultural history of the Nordic region (including Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Greenland), as well as that of outlying former provinces such as Swedish Pomerania and the erstwhile Caribbean colonies, is examined in this study. Religious and spiritual values, family life and sexuality, health and hygiene, town and country and slavery in the tropical colonies are amongst the topics dealt with in some depth. At the same time, the author also provides an architectural and artistic history of the region.
Reviews
a most ambitious undertaking, made by someone both experienced and learned in the life and art of [the Nordic countries] * Independent on Sunday *
Author Bio
Neil Kent teaches and carries out historical and social research at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of The Triumph of Light and Nature: Nordic Art 1740-1940 (1987).
