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Denmark became a nation amidst the turbulence of the nineteenth century, an era plagued by war, bankruptcy, and territorial loss. "Building the Nation" is an insightful study of this formation, emphasizing the crucial role of N. F. S. Grundtvig, the father of modern Denmark. Persevering through years of humiliation, internal conflict, and occupation, Denmark now boasts one of the world's most stable and democratic political systems, as well as one of its richest economies. From disaster to success, "Building the Nation" emphasizes the role of national icons and social movements in the formation of Denmark. The poet, political philosopher, clergyman, and founding father N. F. S. Grundtvig is compared to Rousseau and Durkheim in France, to Herder and Fichte in Germany, and to other great thinkers in the United States and Ireland. During his lifetime, the kingdom of Denmark transformed from monarchy to democracy and moved from agrarianism to a modern economy - evolutions to which Grundtvig himself contributed. He has become a fundamental and inescapable reference-point for discussions about nation, democracy, freedom, religion, and education in Denmark and abroad. Situating Grundtvig in both the history of Denmark and the intellectual history of nineteenth-century Europe, "Building the Nation" argues for the centrality of his influence in the making of modern Denmark, as well as the continuing influence of his work. The book is co-published by McGill-Queen's University Press  
Indholdsoversigt Acknowledgements Introduction - by John A. Hall & Ove Kongsgaard 
PART I: THEORETICAL GROUNDWORK Chapter 1. Nation Building and State Building - by Francis Fukuyama Chapter 2. Icons of Nationalism - by Anthony D. Smith  Chapter 3. Between Tradition and Modernity: Grundtvig and Cultural Nationalism - by Michael Böss 
PART II: ENABLING CONDITIONSChapter 4. Religious Rivalism in Sweden and Denmark - by Hanne Sanders  Chapter 5. The Nation as Event: The Dissolution of the Oldenburg Monarchy and Grundtvig's Nationalism - by Uffe Østergård  Chapter 6. Why Denmark Did Not Become Switzerland - by Jason O. Jensen & John A. Hall 
PART III: GRUNDTVIG AND THE PEOPLE Chapter 7. "Hand of King and Voice of People": Grundtvig on Democracy and Responsability of the Self - by Tine Damsholt  Chapter 8. On the Church, the State, and the School: Grundtvig as Enlightenment, Philosopher and Social Thinker - by Uffe Jonas  Chapter 9. How Grundtvig Became a Nation Builder - by Ove Korsgaard 
PART IV: COMPARISON Chapter 10. Fichte and Grundtvig as Educators of the People - by Per Øhrgaard  Chapter 11. Come Together: Thoughts and Theories on Social Cohesion in the Work of Nikolai Grundtvig and Émile Durkheim - by Katrine Baumvig  Chapter 12. "The Guardian Knot": Grundtvig and British Liberalism - by Ole Vind  Chapter 13. Grundtvig and the Slavic Awakening in the East Central Europe: (Con)textual Parallels, Mutual Perceptions - by Peter Bugge  Chapter 14. Crisis of Religion and Nineteenth-Century Spiritual Reform: Varieties of Nation Building in Grundtvig and Emerson - by Troels Nørager  Chapter 15. Community and Individuality: Grundtvigian and Kirkegaardian Protestantism in Denmark - by Matias Møl Dalsgaard 
PART V: TRANSMISSION Chapter 16. Grundtvig's Idea of a People's High School and its Historical Influence - by Ove Korsgaard  Chapter 17. Grundtvigianism as Practice and Experience - by Andrew Buckser  Chapter 18. The Popular Voicing of Sport: Comparative Aspects of Grundtvigian Movement Culture - by Henning Eichberg   Chapter 19. Windmills, Butter, and Bacon: The Circulation of Scientific Knowledge among Grundtvigians in the Decades around 1900 - by Hans Henrik Hjermitslev  Chapter 20. An Ongoing Influence: The Political Application of Grundtvig's Ideas in the Debate on Danish Society, 2001-09 - by Esben Lunde Larsen  Chapter 21. The Economic Consequences of the Size of Nations: Denmark in Comparative Perspective - by John L. Campbell & John A. Hall  Conclusion - by Ove K. Pedersen  ContributorsIndex