Stråth Bo The cultural construction of Norden

What has ideas of a Nordic community ,meant historically? How has Norden as a community of destiny been constructed culturally? This book contains a variety of articles exploring questions about Norden:<br/><br/>1. Øystein Sørensen and Bo Stråth: Introduction. The Cultural Construction of Norden<br/><br/>2. Uffe Østergaard: The Geopolitics of Nordic Identity - From Composite States to Nation States<br/><br/>3. Nina Witoszek: Fugitives from Utopia: The Scandinavian Enlightenment<br/><br/>4. Bernd Henningsen: The Swedish Construction of Nordic Identity<br/><br/>5. Øystein Sørensen: What's in a Name? The Name of the Written Language of Norway<br/><br/>6. Dag Thorkildsen: Religious Identity and Nordic Identity<br/><br/>7. Henrik Stenius: The Good Life is a Life of Conformity: The Impact of Lutheran Tradition on Nordic Political Culture<br/><br/>8. Peter Aronsson: Local Politics - The Invisible Political Culture<br/><br/>9. Torbjörn Nilsson: Scandinavian Liberalism - Prophets instead of Profits<br/><br/>10. Henrik Berggren: Modernity and the Nordic Concept of Youth<br/><br/>11. Lars Trägårdh: Statist Individualism: On the Culturality of the Nordic Welfare State