Description: Swedish Theory of Love : Individualism and Social Trust in Modern Sweden, Hardcover by Berggren, Henrik; Trägårdh, Lars; Donovan, Stephen (TRN), ISBN 0295750545, ISBN-13 9780295750545, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
In 2020 Swedens response to COVID-19 drew renewed attention to the Nordic nation in a way that put the finger on a seeming paradox. Long celebrated for its commitment to social solidarity, Sweden suddenly emerged as the last country in the West to resist lockdown while defending individual rights and responsibilities. To explain these contradictions, Henrik Berggren and Lars Trgrdh argue that the long-standing view of Swedens welfare state as the result of socialist collectivism is flawed. While social values have been and remain strong, they have co-existed with a radical form of individualism.
The English edition of the Swedish bestseller r svensken mnniska?, The Swedish Theory of Love examines a political culture that stresses individual autonomy on the one hand and trust in the state on the other. Delving into Swedish philosophy, cultural studies, sociology, literary criticism, and political science, th moves beyond the perspective of rational social engineering to uncover the moral logic behind Swedens welfare state: the notion that human relationships based on dependency and subordination lead to inauthenticity and that equality and autonomy are preconditions for genuine love and affection.
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Number of Pages: 394 Pages
Publication Name: Swedish Theory of Love : Individualism and Social Trustin Modern Sweden
Language: English
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Item Height: 1.1 in
Subject: Europe / Scandinavia, European / Scandinavian
Publication Year: 2022
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 24 Oz
Author: Lars Trägårdh, Henrik Berggren
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, History
Item Length: 9.1 in
Series: New Directions in Scandinavian Studies
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
