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The Soul of the North
Kent Neil
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Description for The Soul of the North
Paperback. 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 Caribbean colonies, is examined in this study. Series: Histories, Cultures, Contexts S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 225 black & white illustrations, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 194 x 23. Weight in Grams: 814.
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 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.
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 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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Series
Histories, Cultures, Contexts S.
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861890672
SKU
V9781861890672
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Ref
99-50
About Kent Neil
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).
Reviews for The Soul of the North
'A most ambitious undertaking, made by someone both experienced and learned in the life and art of the Nordic countries' - Independent on Sunday