Carsten Jensen Poradie kníh

A short but engaging look at how nations have succeeded and failed at welfare. In Welfare, political scientist Carsten Jensen examines how the Danish welfare model leads to some of the highest levels of happiness, education, and health in the world. He argues that this welfare model is a success story because it has created a remarkable level of equality and forged strong links between people and public institutions. Jensen probes four central questions about this model: Why do Danes support the welfare state? Which historic events and people have enabled such intimate links to arise between the state and welfare? How much welfare do Danes actually get? And finally, how has Denmark been able to combine welfare and wealth, and how viable will this model be in the future? In Reflections, a series copublished with Denmark's Aarhus University Press, scholars deliver 60-page reflections on key concepts. These books present unique insights on a wide range of topics that entertain and enlighten readers with exciting discoveries and new perspectives.

Discusses how other countries can emulate Scandinavia's successes.

Im Herz der Finsternis – Der große Antikriegsroman von einem der schärfsten Gegner des militärischen Engagements des Westens in Afghanistan In einem Militärcamp in Afghanistan trifft ein Zug dänischer Soldaten ein, 24 Männer und die Soldatin Hannah unter Führung des charismatischen Rasmus Schrøder. Alle sind hochmotiviert, hervorragend ausgebildet und abenteuerhungrig. Doch die Tage fließen monoton dahin, bis durch eine Landmine zwei Männer sterben und eine sich immer schneller drehende Spirale der Gewalt in Gang setzt. Als schließlich Schrøder die Truppe verrät, gerät alles außer Kontrolle. „Der erste Stein“ ist ein großes Epos über Menschen in den Fängen des Krieges und über Freundschaft, Liebe, Verrat und den Tod.

Ein Maler in der Eiswüste Grönlands Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts bricht der junge Carl Rasmussen zu einer Studienreise nach Grönland auf. Er ist der erste dänische Maler, der sich in die Eiswüste wagt und das Leben der Eskimos in seinen Bildern festhält. Hoch oben im Norden fasst er den Entschluss, gegen alle Hässlichkeit fortan nur noch »Schönes« zu malen, denn mit seinen Bildern will er Menschen zusammenführen. Nach seiner Rückkehr lässt er sich auf der Insel Æro nieder und heiratet. Nur – glücklich wird er nicht. Je mehr Freunde seine Malerei findet, desto größer werden seine Selbstzweifel. Als alternder Mann reist Carl Rasmussen noch einmal nach Grönland, auf der Suche nach dem verlorenen Leben.

In 1848 a motley crew of Danish sailors sets sail from the small island town of Marstal to fight the Germans. Spanning four generations, two world wars and a hundred years, We, The Drowned is an epic tale of adventure, ruthlessness and passion.

Etter å ha tilbakelagt Asia på sin reise jorden rundt, beveger Carsten Jensen seg videre mot øst. "Jeg har hørt et stjerneskudd" utgjør annen og siste del av den innkretsing av kloden, århundret og historien som ble innledet med "Jeg har sett verden begynne". Bøkene fikk umiddelbart klassikerstatus, og ble samlet nominert til Nordisk Råds litteraturpris for 1998. Fra det jungelkledde og stadig nesten fortidsaktige Ny Guinea går reisen over Stillehavets tropiske øyriker til Syd-Amerika, hvor veloppdragne fascister og nedbrutte gruvearbeidere, forsvunne indianerkulturer og politiske bombesprengninger inngår det samme store drama. Boken handler om menneskets lengsel etter Paradis og deres paradoksale skapervilje, om den uunngåelige konfrontasjonen med døden, og nødvendigheten av å tro på liv på Mars.

When Carsten Jensen set out by train from Denmark on a journey to the East, he expected to find lands of rich history and culture, and people undergoing radical change at the end of the twentieth century. In this illuminating narrative of his travels, there is this and much, much more.Fusing social commentary and history with vibrant descriptions of people and places, Jensen brilliantly evokes the sights, sounds, and smells of these venerable civilizations. He examines the reverberations of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China, always attuned to the restless air of expectancy in the country, but also finds time for remote concerts of ancient Chinese music. He renders the pervasive sense of destruction, despair, and loss in Cambodia with particular sensitivity, wondering at the specter of death that still hovers over the landscape. And it is in Vietnam, with its palpable legacy of colonialism and war, that Jensen ultimately loses himself in an extraordinary love affair.At once compelling and richly informative, I Have Seen the World Begin is an incredible journey.