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Article: Henry and Keld Nielsen, eds. Neighbouring Nobel: The History of Thirteen Danish Nobel Prizes.
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- Scandinavian Studies
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- March 22, 2002
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Trans. Heidi Flegal. Aarhus: Aarhus UP, 2001. Pp. 624.
In the freshly-published work, Neighbouring Nobel: The History of Thirteen Danish Nobel Prizes, editors Henry and Keld Neilsen succeed in compiling a capacious yet concise treatise, which painstakingly unveils the psychology, economics, sociology, politics, and mythology surrounding the conception and evolution of the Nobel Prizes and the selection of thirteen Danish laureates. Although the title might imply a narrow focus, the scope of this work includes considerable--even sweeping--information gleaned from tangentially connected historical and disciplinary contexts. The tome also reflects strong organization ...