Being Danish: Paradoxes of Identity in Everyday Life
- ISBN-10
- 8763538415
- ISBN-13
- 9788763538411
- Category
- Assimilation (Sociology)
- Pages
- 361
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Author
- Richard Jenkins
Description
This book offers a comprehensive, up-to-date look at modern Danish culture.
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Other editions
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- 2011
- 373 pages
- Paperback
- Museum Tusculanum Press
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