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On Holiday
A History of Vacationing
E-bok, 1999
520 kr
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Löfgren takes us on a tour of the Western holiday world and shows how two centuries of "learning to be a tourist" have shaped our own ways of vacationing. We see how fashions in destinations have changed through the years, with popular images (written, drawn, painted, and later photographed) …
Secret World of Doing Nothing
E-bok, 2010
433 kr
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In this insightful and pathbreaking reflection on "doing nothing," Billy Ehn and Orvar Löfgren take us on a fascinating tour of what is happening when, to all appearances, absolutely nothing is happening. Sifting through a wide range of examples drawn from literature, published ethnographies, and …
Culture Builders
A Historical Anthropology of Middle Class Life
Av Jonas Frykman, Orvar Lofgren
Häftad, 1987
468 kr
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The culture of the bourgeoisie gradually came to dominate European society during the nineteenth century. Jonas Frykman and Orvar LÖfgren examine how this new style of life developed and how it spread. They focus on Swedish society from 1880 to 1910, conceptualizing events and behavior in a way …
Magic, Culture and the New Economy
Av Orvar Lofgren, Robert Willim
E-bok, 2020
727 kr
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What happens when economies ''heat up''? This book looks at the 1990s, years of intense economic experimentation, when buzz words such as ''network society'', ''the experience economy'', ''creative cities'' and ''glocalization'' were everywhere. A fascinating perspective on ''The New Economy'' …
Magic, Culture and the New Economy
Av Orvar Lofgren, Robert Willim
E-bok, 2020
727 kr
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What happens when economies ''heat up''? This book looks at the 1990s, years of intense economic experimentation, when buzz words such as ''network society'', ''the experience economy'', ''creative cities'' and ''glocalization'' were everywhere. A fascinating perspective on ''The New Economy'' …
Managing Overflow in Affluent Societies
Av Orvar Lofgren, Barbara Czarniawska
E-bok, 2012
906 kr
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“It is simply too much†is a common complaint of the modern age. This book looks at how people and institutions deal with overflow - of information, consumption or choices. The essays explore the ways in which notions of overflow – framed in terms of excess and abundance or their implicit …
Managing Overflow in Affluent Societies
Av Orvar Lofgren, Barbara Czarniawska
E-bok, 2012
935 kr
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“It is simply too much†is a common complaint of the modern age. This book looks at how people and institutions deal with overflow - of information, consumption or choices. The essays explore the ways in which notions of overflow – framed in terms of excess and abundance or their implicit …
Nichtstun
Eine Kulturanalyse des Ereignislosen und Flüchtigen
E-bok, 2012
215 kr
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"Nichtstun ist die allerschwierigste Beschäftigung und zugleich diejenige, die am meisten Geist voraussetzt." Oscar Wilde Was passiert, wenn allem Anschein nach gar nichts passiert? Wenn Menschen sich von der Aussicht, "nichts zu tun", angezogen oder abgestoßen fühlen, wenn sie geduldig oder wütend …
Ethnologia Europaea 2006
Journal of European Ethnology - Part 1
Av Orvar Lofgren, Regina Bendix
Häftad, 2007
292 kr
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This volume starts out with two contrasting studies of monuments. How does the seemingly stability of stone and bronze hide a constantly changing cultural use? Anne Eriksen looks at the history of ruins in Norway. The murmur of ruins turns out to be a speech of modernity, a way of emotionalising …
Ethnologia Europaea 2006
Journal of European Ethnology: Part 2
Av Orvar Lofgren, Regina Bendix
Häftad, 2007
298 kr
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Articles included: Emotional Geography. Authenticity, Embodiment and Cultural Heritage; Anniversaries and Jubilees. Changing Celebratory Customs in Modern Times; The Meaning of Weaving. Textiles in a Museum Magazine; Contested Modernities. Politics, Culture and Urbanisation in Portugal: A Case …
