This book is about individuals in their daily lives." So writes Robert Anderson, a distinguished anthropologist whose study of Denmark offers the reader a unique opportunity to analyze a culture before development, during development, and as a modern nation. His purpose is to give the reader a feeling of what it means to live in a developing nation and the quality of life afforded by each historical period. "Danish social scientists and historians nurture a long tradition of research matched by those of only a few nations in the thoroughness and skill with which they have retrieved knowledge of their own past." Thus, while the readable content of the book is geared to the student or layman, the original analysis and data behind it will be of special interest to the professional scholar. The book is divided into topics as well as chronological periods. From Chapter One, "Denmark as a Developing Nation," to Chapter Sixteen, "Danes Today," we see both "Noble Life" and "Village Life" â their uniformities and variabilities. Also treated in depth are "The Working Class in 1900," "The Burghers of Old," "The Middle Class," and the subtle transition "From Peasant to Farmer." Finally, the author explores "Urbanization," and "The Culture of the Masses." Dr. Anderson concludes that "Modern Denmark constitutes the culmination (or near culmination) of changes begun in the period of development." And yet, as he goes on to explain, "Even today, Denmark remains a developing nation." In two ways, then, Denmark is a useful paradigm for study. Its past can be constructively compared to the "present" of other currently developing countries in the southern hemisphere and the Third World. On the other hand, modern Denmark is typical of other Western nations which have yet to reap from industrialized society equal opportunity for all members. In still another way the value of Dr. Anderson's analysis is twofold. The responsive reader cannot fail to find in Denmark: Success of a Developing Nation a "microcosm of the kinds of change which have happened, and continue to happen . . . the world over." In addition, however, and perhaps most importantly, the reader finds the fascinating and very unique world of an important European community.
This book is about individuals in their daily lives." So writes Robert Anderson, a distinguished anthropologist whose study of Denmark offers the reader a unique opportunity to analyze a culture before development, during development, and as a modern nation. His purpose is to give the reader a feeling of what it means to live in a developing nation and the quality of life afforded by each historical period. "Danish social scientists and historians nurture a long tradition of research matched by those of only a few nations in the thoroughness and skill with which they have retrieved knowledge of their own past." Thus, while the readable content of the book is geared to the student or layman, the original analysis and data behind it will be of special interest to the professional scholar. The book is divided into topics as well as chronological periods. From Chapter One, "Denmark as a Developing Nation," to Chapter Sixteen, "Danes Today," we see both "Noble Life" and "Village Life" — their uniformities and variabilities. Also treated in depth are "The Working Class in 1900," "The Burghers of Old," "The Middle Class," and the subtle transition "From Peasant to Farmer." Finally, the author explores "Urbanization," and "The Culture of the Masses." Dr. Anderson concludes that "Modern Denmark constitutes the culmination (or near culmination) of changes begun in the period of development." And yet, as he goes on to explain, "Even today, Denmark remains a developing nation." In two ways, then, Denmark is a useful paradigm for study. Its past can be constructively compared to the "present" of other currently developing countries in the southern hemisphere and the Third World. On the other hand, modern Denmark is typical of other Western nations which have yet to reap from industrialized society equal opportunity for all members. In still another way the value of Dr. Anderson's analysis is twofold. The responsive reader cannot fail to find in Denmark: Success of a Developing Nation a "microcosm of the kinds of change which have happened, and continue to happen . . . the world over." In addition, however, and perhaps most importantly, the reader finds the fascinating and very unique world of an important European community.
Major Thomas Anderson Kidd (10th Light Horse A.I.F.) has memories that still haunt him after the First World War. An adoring nephew, who finds the reluctance to talk about the war frustrating, visits his wartime hero. Major Kidd, who served in Gallipoli and Egypt, was wounded and later became seriously ill with Cholera. Described as fearless and bullet proof the men even considered him to be bomb proof! He was Mentioned in Despatches for gallantry on several occasions and it was he who suggested Hugo Throssell be awarded the Victoria Cross at Hill 60. Major Kidd was a faithful correspondent and wrote many diaries and letters during his times overseas during the Boer War and the First World War. A set of his detailed diaries can now be found at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. They have been useful for authors still trying to untangle the mysteries of The Great War; but where were the dairies for all those years? Major Kidd's re-written diary tells of his frustration with the foolishness of some orders and the impossibility of many aspects of the campaigns that he was involved in. As an officer he had to lead his men by example and they admired him. His own memory of World War 1 comes to life again after the war because one of the diaries he wrote is discovered. Who knows about them and should they tell someone? The discovery of the re-written diary could cause problems for the main character in the story as they couldn't tell the secret and now worry about being found out. They wished they had done things differently to make it easier for everyone concerned. Service personnel and their families have a life before, during and after wartime and this book touches upon the affect war had on this family all those years ago. Some of us are interested in stories of adventure but we are all interested in secrets. The story ponders whether some secrets need to be told. Are some okay to share and should some be kept?
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Pain has changed. After centuries of resignation pain need no longer be endured. In Western societies pain was once a taboo subject and within traditional western medicine the aim was to cure rather than relieve pain. Progress in pain relief pharmacology is a recent development. Pain is changing. Even though we now know more about the biological and chemical aspects of pain, which, in theory, are the same for all normal individuals, these aspects do not fully explain the experience of pain which one individual will find intolerable and another barely notice. Pain is not limited to sensitivity nor does it attack a body without a soul. Pain changes continuously according to a society's perception at a specific point in time. History and ethnology remind us that pain varies little in terms of genetic and racial characteristics, whereas it is a product of culture, and there lies its mystery. The selection of essays in this book was made with the aim of widening the scientific approach and of taking into account the various human experiences of pain, from philosophy to history, from anthropology to psychoanalysis. Rich in illustrations, the book also contains reproductions of works of art.
From the dusty workshops of village potters to the pristine assembly lines of modern factories; from the makers of pottery to the producers of porcelain in selected areas of Mexico and Denmark, the authors observed, interviewed, and photographed ceramic artists at their work. The result is a story of persistence, inspiration, collaboration and intrigue, success and failure, along with individual eccentricities in the process of making ceramic art for an international market. The story is not only that of the potter's wheel, but of the wheel of time over which the lowly village potter evolves as professional artist who eventually, in some instances, rejects making corporate porcelain in favor of returning to clay and kiln. The Mexican communities are near Guadalajara. The Danish settings include the towns of Naestved, Sorring, the island of Bornholm and, in Copenhagen, the porcelain giants Royal Copenhagen and Bing and Grondahl contrasting large scale corporations with small pottery factories. Researched in the 1970s, the abandoned manuscript, recently rediscovered, appears here as written then with current material added to inform and update the historical ethnography, providing a rare opportunity to follow up on people and predictions, after thirty years, to identify change, decay and fulfillment.
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