1814-2014
Subtitle: rødt, hvitt og blått : norsk grunnlov, amerikansk inspirasjon
By: redaktør, Gudleiv Forr = 1814-2014 : red, white and blue : Norwegian Constitution, American inspiration / editor, Gudleiv Forr
Publisher: Art Pro forlag
Published: 2014
Place of publication: [Drammen?, Norway]
Language: nob
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9788291163086
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: United States; Norway; Anniversaries; Influence; History
Other titles: 1814-2014 :
Work titles: 1814-2014 (Rødt, hvitt og blått)
Description: In 2014, Norway celebrates the bicentenary of the Norwegian Constitution. The Constitution has been the backbone of a society that has created political stability, economic development and personal freedom for generations of Norwegians. The Norwegian Constitution was inspired by the democratic forces of its time, but most especially by the American Constitution. Today, they represent the world's two oldest, living constitutions. The book explains how the Norwegian Constitution was created, how it has functioned, and the democratic challenges it faces. The book also examines how the American Constiution has influenced the Norwegian Constiution. The book is directed toward a wide range of readers, especially students in all levels. Prominent Norwegian writers and scholars have explored these themes in this unique presentation of the Norwegian and American Constitution. President of the Norwegian Parliament, Olemic Thommessen, and American Vice President i USA, Walter Mondale, have written the preface. The book is a de lux book of art. A number of Norwegian contemporary artists are inspired by the constitution. They have been especially concerned about subjects related to the role of the individual in society, democracy, freedom of speech and preservation of natural resources. They also have focused on what it means to have a national identity. The artistic presentations cover a wide register and the illustrations are carried out in different technics. Exhibitions will be arranged in both Norway and the US where the pieces of art in the book will be presented.
Notes: On the book jakcet cover: 10 artists and 15 authors on the constitution.

Norwegian and English in facing columns.
Table of contents: title: En Grunnlov verdt å feire / Olemic Thommessen; title: Mine norsk-amerikanske erfaringer : Norges historiske rolle i Amerika / Walter Mondale; title: Velkommen til Philadelphia / Jeffrey Rosen; title: Frihet, likhet og brorskap / Kåre R. Aas; title: Kunstens frihet og grenser / Øyvind Storm Bjerke; title: I skyggen av stormaktene : Norge og napoleonskrigene / Terje Leiren; title: Amerikansk inspirasjon i den norske grunnlova : Frihetstreet i Nord-Amerikas jord / Ola Mestad; title: James Madison og Norges Grunnlov : en manns avgjørende betydning for begge lands konstitusjoner / Kaare Strøm; title: Idéer på reise : Demokratiske grunnlover 1776-1814 / Jan Erik Grindheim; title: Religionsfriheten som forsvant : Grannlovens religionspolitikk : kontinuitet med eneveldet / Dag Thorkildsen; title: Den lojale lillebror : Norges forhold til USA / Eirik Bergesen; title: Den norske sjelen i 2014 : Norge og moderniteten / Nina Witoszek-Fitzpatrick; title: Med hjerte for Gamlelandet : betydningen av Eidsvollsjubileet 1914 for det norske Amerika / Sverre Mørkhagen; title: Det norske nasjonale fellesskapet : er 17. mai en spore til inkludering? / Olaf Ågedal og Pål Ketil Botvar; title: Norges glemte frihetsflagg : hvordan skape symboler for en ny stat og nasjon? / Ole Kristian Grimnes; title: Kan man ta Grunnloven på ordet? : 200 år med brytninger mellom politikk og lovtekst / Morten Ruud; title: EU og det norske paradoks : Grunnlovsjubileum med bismak / Erik Oddvar Eriksen; title: Kva er eit land? : om nasjonalfølelse / Herborg Kråkevik.; title: A Constitution worth celebrating / Olemic Thommessen; title: My Norwegian-American experience : Norway's historical role in America / Walter Mondale; title: Welcome to Philadelphia / Jeffrey Rosen; title: Liberty, equality and fraternity / Kåre Aas; title: Freedom and boundaries in art / Øyvind Storm Bjerke; title: In the shadow of the great powers : Norway and the Napoleanic Wars / Terje Leiren; title: American inspiration in the Norwegian Constitution : the tree of freedom on North American soil / Ola Mestad; title: James Madison and the Norwegian Constituion : one man's contributions to the Constitutions of two countries / Kaare Strøm; title: Migrating ideas : democratic constitutions 1776-1814 / Jan Erik Grindheim; title: The freedom of religion that disappeared : the politics of religion in the Constituion / Dag Thorkildsen; title: The loyal younger brother : Norway's relationship with the USA / Eirik Bergesen; title: The Norwegian soil in 2014 : the civilized modernity / Nina Witoszek-Fitzpatrick; title: With a heart for the old country : the signficance of the bicentennial of Eidsvoll for Norwegian America / Sverre Mørkhagen; title: The Norwegian national community : is the 17th of May a source of inclusion? / Olaf Ågedal og Pål Ketil Botvar; title: Norway's forgotten freedom flag : how to create the symbols of a new state and nation? / Ole Kristian Grimnes; title: Should the Constitution be interpreted literally? : 200 years of dilemmas in the drafting of laws and in politics / Morten Ruud; title: The EU and the Norwegian paradox : bicentennial of the Constitution with an aftertaste / Erik Oddvar Eriksen; title: What is a country? : patriotism explained / Herborg Kråkevik.