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Nordic Design Cultures in Transformation, 1960–1980: Revolt and Resilience 转型中的北欧设计文化，1960-1980:反抗与恢复

4区社会学

SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.5406/21638195.95.3.06

Mark Ian Jones

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A History of Danish Cinema 《丹麦电影史

4区社会学

SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.5406/21638195.95.2.07

Björn Nordfjörd

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Reykjaholt Revisited: Representing Snorri in Sturla Þórðarson's Íslendinga saga

IF 0.4 4区社会学

SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.5406/21638195.95.2.08

Kirsten Wolf

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Human Rights and Oppressed Peoples: Collected Essays and Speeches 人权与被压迫人民:论文集和演讲集

IF 0.4 4区社会学

SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.5406/21638195.95.2.09

Marianne Stecher-Hansen

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Nordic Travels 北欧旅行