Transformation and crises : the Left and the nation in Denmark and Sweden, 1956-1980 / Thomas Ekman Jrgensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jrgensen, Thomas Ekman.

Series:

Protest, culture and society ; v. 2.

Protest, culture and society ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New Left--Denmark--History--20th century.

New Left.

New Left--Sweden--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Left in the 1960s and 1970s has a powerful, almost mythical, place in the history of the 20th century. It was during these decades that the radical Left managed to renew the language of socialism as an alternative to communism and liberalism alike, but also when radicalism often led to extremism and social movements turned into political sects. Focusing on the Left in Denmark and Sweden during those turbulent decades, this study pays close attention to the political language in the two countries and shows the constant challenge to the concepts of the Left in the face of rapid social, cultu

Contents:

Title page-Transformations and Crises; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1-Communist Concepts in Crisis; Chapter 2-Adaptation and innovation; Chapter 3-Contesting Pragmatism; Chapter 4-Turning inwards; Chapter 5-The end of the road; Chapter 6-Summary. conclusions and outlook; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-211) and index.

ISBN:

9786612627293

9781282627291

1282627295

9781845458614

1845458613

OCLC:

645101174