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- ISBN 9781785271939
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 153 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Nov 2019
- Publisher: Anthem Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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"The Rise of Little Big Norway" explores the unlikely rise of Norway from peripherality to today’s global steward with an enviable work-life balance, influential oil fund and Arctic front-row seat. Drawing on wide-ranging source material, John Ross’s original approach combines astute observation, thoughtful analysis and a flowing essay style, leavened with the comparative insight that only a seasoned observer of the region can bring. The book examines the settings, histories and niche elements that lend Norway its distinctiveness and differentiate it from its Nordic neighbors. It gives special attention to the northern and Arctic dimensions of Norwegian life and elaborates a connecting thematic thread, the mobility that once took Vikings across the Atlantic in open boats and makes today’s Norwegians the most-traveled people on the planet. The result is a carefully crafted general study of Norway, a country long overlooked in favor of its Nordic neighbors but now a quiet force in its own right and a touchstone for twenty-first century issues ranging from identity politics to the Arctic melt. This book fills a major gap in the literature on Norway and the Nordic region.
John F. L. Ross, based in Oslo, writes on Nordic, Arctic and international affairs and teaches as an adjunct professor at the American College of Norway. An experienced Scandinavian observer, he has worked in the publishing world as an editor and feature columnist, and has held academic positions at universities in Sweden, Finland and the United States. Ross has published four books and a range of scholarly studies along with extensive popular commentary for the international press.
