The Xenophobe's Guide to the Swedes, 2^nd Ed.

Peter Berlin

Publisher: Ravette, 1996 , 64 pages

ISBN: 1-85304-741-4

Synopsis:

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Gaining access to the Swedish Soul can be difficult. Their navel-gazing literature offers few clues, and the news media even fewer. There is a secret entrance, however, in the form of Swedish cinema. This art form is the precinct not only of Bergman, but of a whole dynasty of talented film makers and actors casting their nets in a sea teeming with Soul and fat government subsidies.

Table of Contents:

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• Nationalism and Identity
• Character
• Beliefs and Values
• Behaviour
• Obsessions
• Manners
• Conversation
• Eating and Drinking
• Leisure and Pleasure
• Health and Hygiene
• Sense of Humour
• Culture
• Custom and Tradition
• Systems
• Government
• Crime and Punishment
• Business
• Language