A Swedish Dilemma: A Liberal European Nation's Struggle with Racism and Xenophobia, 1990-2000
:A Swedish Dilemma examines Sweden's negative reaction to a growing minority population. Careful to qualify that Swedes did not react differently than other European societies, the book explores the country's xenophobic roots. Fear from and insecurity about the ramifications of multiculturalism led to increased violence and hostility toward refugees and immigrants. A Swedish Dilemma recounts a century-long progression of many governmental social programs, parliaments, and prime ministers that were unable to balance the desires of reactionaries with the needs of newcomers. The book also examines various consequences of inactivity such as ghettos, unemployment, gang wars, murders, and a resurgence of fascism. This compelling book explores the real Sweden and reveals a side heretofore completely missing from the positive images the nation has tried to project to the outside world.
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A Swedish Dilemma: A Liberal European Nation's Struggle with Racism and Xenophobia, 1990-2000
:A Swedish Dilemma examines Sweden's negative reaction to a growing minority population. Careful to qualify that Swedes did not react differently than other European societies, the book explores the country's xenophobic roots. Fear from and insecurity about the ramifications of multiculturalism led to increased violence and hostility toward refugees and immigrants. A Swedish Dilemma recounts a century-long progression of many governmental social programs, parliaments, and prime ministers that were unable to balance the desires of reactionaries with the needs of newcomers. The book also examines various consequences of inactivity such as ghettos, unemployment, gang wars, murders, and a resurgence of fascism. This compelling book explores the real Sweden and reveals a side heretofore completely missing from the positive images the nation has tried to project to the outside world.
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A Swedish Dilemma: A Liberal European Nation's Struggle with Racism and Xenophobia, 1990-2000

A Swedish Dilemma: A Liberal European Nation's Struggle with Racism and Xenophobia, 1990-2000

by Dennis Sven Nordin
A Swedish Dilemma: A Liberal European Nation's Struggle with Racism and Xenophobia, 1990-2000

A Swedish Dilemma: A Liberal European Nation's Struggle with Racism and Xenophobia, 1990-2000

by Dennis Sven Nordin

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:A Swedish Dilemma examines Sweden's negative reaction to a growing minority population. Careful to qualify that Swedes did not react differently than other European societies, the book explores the country's xenophobic roots. Fear from and insecurity about the ramifications of multiculturalism led to increased violence and hostility toward refugees and immigrants. A Swedish Dilemma recounts a century-long progression of many governmental social programs, parliaments, and prime ministers that were unable to balance the desires of reactionaries with the needs of newcomers. The book also examines various consequences of inactivity such as ghettos, unemployment, gang wars, murders, and a resurgence of fascism. This compelling book explores the real Sweden and reveals a side heretofore completely missing from the positive images the nation has tried to project to the outside world.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780761831518
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 04/07/2005
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 276
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Dennis Sven Nordin, a faculty member at Mississippi State University, earned a Ph.D. in History at Mississippi State University. His publications include: From Prairie Farmer to Entrepreneur: The Transformation of Midwestern Agriculture and The New Deal's Black Congressman: A Life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Tables
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 European Diasporas & Swedish Traditions
Chapter 4 Asylum in Hell
Chapter 5 Inconsistent Policies, Incompetent Politicians
Chapter 6 Immigrants Lost on the Middle Way
Chapter 7 An Insidious Conundrum
Chapter 8 Endnotes
Chapter 9 Bibliography
Chapter 10 Index
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