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1. 1. Den rationella konsumenten : KF som folkuppfostrare 1899-1939

   Författare :Peder Aléx; Bo Sundin; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Consumer; Co-operation; Housewife; Consumption; Ideal-Type; Education; Thrift; Natural Needs; Rationality; Civilization; History Of Sciences and Ideas; idé- och lärdomshistoria;

   Sammanfattning : This study deals with the consumer co-operative in Sweden, specifically The Co-operative Union and Wholesale Society and the ideas that were developed within and disseminated by this organization between the years 1899 and 1939. The main theories used in the dissertation are Max Weber’s ideal-type and Norbert Elias’ civilization process. LÄS MER

3. 2. Producing consumers : agencing and concerning consumers to do green in everyday food practices

   Författare :Ingrid Stigzelius; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : In the ongoing efforts to achieve a more sustainable society, consumers are expected to transform production and consumption through their daily choices. Yet, their capacity to act green is considered to be limited and they are typically seen as in need of various self-help tools and green guidance... LÄS MER

4. 3. Building American entrepreneurs : male commercial selves and the road to success in the US 1873-1914

   Författare :Björn Kjellander; Språk; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; entrepreneur; United States; narrative; literary realism; literary naturalism; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia; History of science and ideas; Idé- o lärdomshistoria; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : The thesis investigates the origins of the American entrepreneur, what popularly has been called the self-made man. It traces the building of the self-made man as a commercial ideal self, leading to the narratives of US entrepreneurship and the road to ‘success’. LÄS MER

5. 4. Anden i lampan : etnologiska perspektiv på ljus och mörker

   Författare :Jan Garnert; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Belysning-- Sverige; Belysning-- Historia -- Sverige;

   Sammanfattning : A tallow candle gives different illumination and has other qualities than a modern halogen lamp. But in what ways have women and men changed their conceptual worlds, lifestyles and habits as a result of switching from tallow candles to kerosene lamps and then to electric light?In The Genie of the Lamp I trace and describe the link between lighting as a context and cultural processes, in particular the way people in different times, in different kinds of society, and in different social groups have related to and organized time and space. LÄS MER

7. 5. Filantropi under konstruktion : En undersökning av Sällskapet DBW:s samhällsengagemang 1814–1876

   Författare :Mikael Karlsson; Mats Larsson; Peter Hedberg; Lena Andersson-Skog; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :voluntary associations; philanthropy; the 19th century; the society De Badande Wännerna the DBW ; Visby; affinity groups; the incentives of charitable activities; schools for poor children; savings banks; benefit institutions poor houses ; botanical gardens; pavilions; Ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

   Sammanfattning : The 19th century was a time when a large number of voluntary associations were being formed both in Sweden and in Europe as a whole. Their ambition was to engage in health care and poor relief issues as well as in the educational system. LÄS MER