Copenhageners vs. Jutlanders
Few countries have such a dominant capital city as Denmark in which almost all the major political, economic, intellectual and cultural institutions are concentrated. The dominance is even stronger than in the case of such major capital cities as London and Paris. Probably nowhere else is a major re...
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| Published in: | Scandinavian review 2006-04, Vol.93 (3), p.38 |
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| Format: | Magazinearticle |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | Few countries have such a dominant capital city as Denmark in which almost all the major political, economic, intellectual and cultural institutions are concentrated. The dominance is even stronger than in the case of such major capital cities as London and Paris. Probably nowhere else is a major region within a country the object of so strong a "country bumpkin" stereotype as Jutland (Jylland), the peninsula that shares a land border with Germany. Berdichevsky explores how Denmark is no different from many other lands, where the notion of the big-city know-it-all versus the provincial yokel still persists. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-857X |