Europeans : essays on culture and identity / edited by Ake Daun and Soren Jansson
Imprint
Lund : Nordic Academic Press, 1999
Descript
280 p. ; 23 cm
CONTENT
It's rude to interrupt! Swedish communication style -- 'Act Normally! that's quite silly enough' some notes on life in the Netherlands -- Unequal portions? the bitish at table -- Irish -- Dilemma of the french school system a glance from stockholm -- In the name of a stupid and backward people, Russian intellectuals confront the real meaning of democracy -- Poles' banter about heroes -- Guided tours in athens. Swedish-speaking greek guides present their country to Swedish tourists Setting bundaries connections between discourses on childhood and the norwegian 'No' to the European Union -- Mental borders on the European open market? a case study of Swedes and their notions of Swedish and imported foods -- Icelandic national identity -- Austrification of Austria: promoting differences