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Roland Paulsen
Roland Karl Oscar Ericsson Paulsen (born 17 December 1981) is a Swedish author and sociologist. His thesis ''Empty Labor: Idleness And Workplace Resistance'' is about people who devote more than half of their work time to private activities, so-called "empty work". The dissertation was published at Cambridge University Press and received international attention from among others ''The Atlantic'', ''The Economist'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''. Biography Paulsen was born in Hägersten, Stockholm on 17 December 1981. He received his Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D from Uppsala University, Uppsala universitet and is a ''docent'' in sociology; he is now active at the institution of business administration at Lund University, Lund university. He researches individuals relationship to waged work, and especially questions regarding why waged work takes up such a major role in peoples lives. Research and engagement in public debate Paulsen claims that the people who have the highest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Franks, Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. The historical Roland was military governor of the Breton March, responsible for defending Francia's frontier against the Bretons. His only historical attestation is in Einhard's ''Vita Karoli Magni'', which notes he was part of the Frankish rearguard killed in retribution by the Basques in Iberia at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. The story of Roland's death at Roncevaux Pass was embellished in later medieval literature, medieval and Renaissance literature. The first and most famous of these epic treatments was the Old French ''Chanson de Roland'' of the 11th century. Two masterpieces of Italian Renaissance poetry, the ''Orlando Innamorato'' and ''Orlando Furioso'' (by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
