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Zusatztext Teitelbaum's analyses of internal discussions about the appropriateness of using foreign music in nationalist activism are consistently fascinating Informationen zum Autor Benjamin R. Teitelbaum earned his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from Brown University in 2013. He has served served as instructor and Head of Nordic Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and affiliate faculty in Music and International Affairs, since 2012. His research focuses on western ultraconservatism, music in the Nordic countries, and music and politics more generally. Klappentext Lions of the North explores the ways anti-immigrant, anti-liberal activists in the Nordic countries are transforming their identities through music, focusing on the role of new music in their attempts to escape association with skinhead hooliganism and forge alternative reputations as refined activists. Author Benjamin Teitelbaum not only exposes the dynamic relationship between music and politics, but also the ways radical nationalism is adapting to succeedin some of the most liberal societies in the world. Zusammenfassung Lions of the North explores the ways anti-immigrant, anti-liberal activists in the Nordic countries are transforming their identities through music, focusing on the role of new music in their attempts to escape association with skinhead hooliganism and forge alternative reputations as refined activists.
