The 11 essays have been hammered out from earlier versions, some published in the journal Thesis Eleven (no. 77, 2003) and some from an April 2005 workshop in Uppsala. Historians and political scienti
In this book a MacArthur Award-winning scholar argues for a radically new interpretation of the conversion of Scandinavia from paganism to Christianity in the early Middle Ages. Overturning the receiv
In Stockholm in January of 1945, an assembly of Swedish diplomats and businessmen initiated an organization that was to improve the country’s reputation abroad. The new, semi-governmental Swedish Inst
The Kingdom of Sweden is a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe, bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Kattegat Strait on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea on the east. C
"This guide to Danish society, culture, and history offers an inside look at the "real" Denmark, highlighting the best of both the country and its people. It details Denmark's substantial contribution
This collection of twenty five articles on Scandinavian revolutionary politics explores current scholarship surrounding the era of Nordic revolutions in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centur
Filling a gap in the literature for an academically oriented volume on the Viking period, this unique book is a one-stop authoritative introduction to all the latest research in the field.Bringing tog
Almost the sole written record of the early kingdom of Norway are a number of different sagas of Norwegian kings, says Ghosh (medieval social and economic history, Oxford U.), but it has only been ove
Comprehensive and concise, this account details the agrarian history of Sweden?as it is defined by its present national borders?from the Neolithic times to present day. Key historical concepts and eve
Written by leading Nordic historians, this analysis discusses postwar memory and war historiographies from the perspectives of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden vis-a-vis the Second World
This volume is the result of an interdisciplinary research project carried out at the Centre for Advanced Study in Oslo, Norway, on ideological aspects of rulership in the Nordic countries (broadly de
Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of Scandinavia provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of the Scandinavian countries from the close of the Middle Ages through to the formation of the nation states in the mid-nineteenth century. Beginning in 1520, the opening chapters of the volume discuss the reformation of the Nordic states and the enormous impact this had on the social structures, cultural identities and traditions of individual countries. With contributions from 38 leading historians, the book charts the major developments that unfolded within this crucial period of Scandinavian history. Chapters address topics such as material growth and the centralisation of power in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as well as the evolution of trade, foreign policy and client states in the eighteenth century. Volume 2 concludes by discussing the new economic and social orders of the nineteenth century in connection with the emergence of the nation states.
An Account of Denmark offers modern readers a detailed look at a country in decline, as seen and judged through the eyes of the late-seventeenth-century Irish ambassador Robert Molesworth. Known as th
Iron Age Myth and Materiality: an Archaeology of Scandinavia AD 400-1000 considers the relationship between myth and materiality in Scandinavia from the beginning of the post-Roman era and the Europea
Iron Age Myth and Materiality: an Archaeology of Scandinavia AD 400-1000 considers the relationship between myth and materiality in Scandinavia from the beginning of the post-Roman era and the Europea
An important addition to the Societies at War series, this book covers the challenges, threats, and changes Sweden faced during the conflict.Interest in Sweden's wartime experiences has increased due
This is the history of how two countries on the northern edge of Europe built societies in the twentieth century that became objects of inspiration and envy around the world. Francis Sejersted, one of
