Orvar Löfgren - Böcker

Hur blev svenskarna så välkammade, hemkära och naturälskande? Detta är en skildring av vardagslivets radikala omvandling, när människan i ett traditionellt bondesamhälle skolas om till 1900-talets nya människa. Ett helt annorlunda sätt att hantera...

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Nittonhundratalet blev kärnfamiljens århundrade, men hur gick det till? Den här boken handlar om hur familjen - pappa, hemmamamma och (helst tre) barn - inte bara blev normen i svensk vardag från trettiotal till sextiotal utan även ett centralt ve...

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Med nya ögon upptäcker man hur gåtfull vardagen ändå är. Minsta bagatell kan få oväntat stor betydelse. Det som pågår vid fikapausen eller under morgonens makeup framför badrumsspegeln är inte alls så trivialt som det verkar. Det är i de dagliga r...

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The numerous tasks and routines that shape our daily existence can seem mundane, even invisible-and yet they play an extremely powerful role in structuring and reproducing society. Exploring Everyday Life casts light on these so-called trivialitie...

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Vad händer när inget särskilt tycks ske? Otålig väntan på bussen, ingrodda rutiner på jobbet och dagdrömmandets flyktvägar uppfattas gärna som oväsentligheter. Men den som spänner blicken i det till synes intetsägande finner något mer dramatiskt. ...

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Vi lever i en värld där det nationella verkar upplösas i globala kulturströmningar samtidigt som det dramatiseras i våldsamma konflikter. Vad är det som ger nationella känslor en sådan kraft och mångtydighet i växlingen mellan hemlängtan och främl...

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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...

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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...

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Lofgren 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 (wri...

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In this insightful and pathbreaking reflection on 'doing nothing', Billy Ehn and Orvar Lofgren 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 d...

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In this insightful and pathbreaking reflection on 'doing nothing', Billy Ehn and Orvar Lofgren 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 d...

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Lofgren takes us on a tour of the Western holiday world and shows how two centuries of "e;learning to be a tourist"e; have shaped our own ways of vacationing. We see how fashions in destinations have changed through the years, with popular...

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In this insightful and pathbreaking reflection on "e;doing nothing,"e; Billy Ehn and Orvar Lofgren take us on a fascinating tour of what is happening when, to all appearances, absolutely nothing is happening. Sifting through a wide range o...

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The numerous tasks and routines that shape our daily existence can seem mundane, even invisible-and yet they play an extremely powerful role in structuring and reproducing society. Exploring Everyday Life casts light on these so-called trivialitie...

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Culture Builders deals primarily with the ways in which ideas about the good and proper life are anchored in the trivialities and routines of everyday life: in the sharing of a meal, in holiday-making, and in the upbringing of children. ¿¿.

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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 fascinati...

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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 fascinati...

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"e;It is simply too much"e; 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 - fra...

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"e;It is simply too much"e; 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 - fra...

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What does a stockbroker in Istanbul navigating the rush of incoming trading figures have in common with a mother in Stockholm trying to organize a growing pile of baby clothes? They are both coping with excess or overflow. This book explores the w...

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What does a stockbroker in Istanbul navigating the rush of incoming trading figures have in common with a mother in Stockholm trying to organize a growing pile of baby clothes? They are both coping with excess or overflow. This book explores the w...

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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 fascinati...

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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 fascinati...

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"e;Nichtstun ist die allerschwierigste Beschaftigung und zugleich diejenige, die am meisten Geist voraussetzt."e; Oscar Wilde Was passiert, wenn allem Anschein nach gar nichts passiert? Wenn Menschen sich von der Aussicht, "e;nichts zu...

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