The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life Paperback - 2017
by Anu Partanen
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Moving to America in 2008, Finnish journalist Anu Partanen quickly went from confident, successful professional to wary, self-doubting mess. She found that navigating the basics of everyday life was much more complicated and stressful than anything she encountered in her homeland. At first, she attributed her crippling anxiety to the difficulty of adapting to a freewheeling new culture. But as she got to know Americans better, she discovered they shared her deep apprehension. To understand why life in the United States is so different than that in Finland, Partanen began to look closely at both.
In The Nordic Theory of Everything, Partanen compares and contrasts life in the United States with life in the Nordic region, focusing on four key relationships--parents and children, men and women, employees and employers, and government and citizens. She debunks criticism that Nordic countries are socialist "nanny states," revealing instead that it is we Americans who are far more enmeshed in unhealthy dependencies than we realize. As Partanen explains, the Nordic approach allows citizens to enjoy more individual freedom and independence than the American way.
Partanen wants to open Americans' eyes to how much better things can be--to provide the opportunity to live a healthy, safe, economically secure, upwardly mobile life for everyone. Offering insights, advice, and solutions, The Nordic Theory of Everything makes a convincing argument that we can rebuild our society, rekindle our optimism, and restore true freedom to our relationships and lives.
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- Title The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life
- Author Anu Partanen
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Paperbacks
- Date 2017-06-27
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780062316554 / 0062316559
- Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.3 x 1 in (20.32 x 13.46 x 2.54 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Scandinavian
- Library of Congress subjects United States - Civilization - 21st century, United States - Social conditions - 21st
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.094
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