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Unpredictability and Presence
BRILL 2008; US$ 159.00Applies a legal anthropological framework to Norwegian history. This book focuses on what happens when pre-state conflict patterns encounters a stable royal power in the high middle ages. It formulates the question of state formation in a different way. It demonstrates the relevance of studying Scandinavian history as part of European history. more...
Sweden in the seventeenth Century
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2004; US$ 104.95Paul Lockhart here presents a survey of the point in history when Sweden rose to pre-eminence in Europe. Drawing on the latest literature in Swedish and other languages, he examines the institutions of the Swedish 'empire' at the height of its influence, and considers questions regarding its rise and fall. more...
Scandinavia in the Revolutionary Era, 1760-1815
University of Minnesota Press 1982; US$ 51.00CultureShock! Sweden
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2008; US$ 11.17CultureShock! Sweden contains all the essential tips and advice you will need to establish your niche in a country that is home to some of the last remaining wildernesses in the world. Discover how the ideas of lagom (just enough) and trygghet (security) contribute to the making of the Swedish character and why a Swede is reserved, quiet and fastidious... more...
Neutrality and Statebuilding in Sweden
Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 148.00The successful maintenance of peace since 1814 made neutrality a widely popular doctrine in Sweden. Rather than a security policy in the strict sense, it has become a cornerstone of Swedish national identity. Yet, in the past decade the neutrality tradition has been called into question. What is meant by neutrality? Has Sweden ever been neutral? This... more...
The Swedish Imperial Experience 15601718
Cambridge University Press 1979; US$ 27.00In his Wiles Lectures for 1977 Professor Roberts examines some of the problems raised by Sweden's brief career as a great power, and seeks to answer some of the questions that flow from them. Were the underlying considerations which prompted the unexpected development geopolitical, or social, or economic? How was it possible to produce the financial... more...
The Age of Liberty
Cambridge University Press 1986; US$ 42.00An analysis of the period when Sweden was 'the freest country in the world'. more...
Rowing to Sweden
UNO Press 2010; US$ 9.99Rick Barton's first collection of nonfiction contends with an impressive range of cultural and political issues. These award winning essays display a keen and perceptive critical eye trained always on the zeitgeist, whether it's the 1960s, the political climate of the new millennium or anywhere between. more...
Scandinavia in the Age of Revolution
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 144.95The 'Age of Revolution' is a term seldom used in Scandinavian historiography, despite the fact that Scandinavia was far from untouched by the late eighteenth-century revolutions in Europe and America. Presenting the latest research on political culture in Scandinavia, this volume with twenty-seven contributions focuses on four key aspects:... more...









