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  • Culture and Customs of Norwayby Margaret Hayford O'Leary

    ABC-CLIO 2010; US$ 50.00

    Norway is one of the world's largest oil-exporting nations. It is also one of the most progressive countries in the world, according to the Global Gender Gap Index, the Global Peace Index, and the Human Development Index. Yet, despite its outstanding culture, important economy, and spectacular beauty, Norway remains unfamiliar to most Americans. more...

  • Early Kings of Norwayby Thomas Carlyle

    Andrews UK 2012; US$ 2.99

    A fascinating look at some of the early Viking kings, such as Óláfr Tryggvason (Olaf the First), and Knut den Mektige (Canute the Great). Written by famed historian Thomas Carlyle. more...

  • God, Duty and Community in English Economic Life, 1660-1720by Brodie Waddell

    Boydell & Brewer 2012; US$ 99.00

    This book reveals the inadequacy of many previous discussions of English economic life, which have ignored or dismissed the influence of cultural factors. Waddell argues that certain fundamental beliefs remained the frame through which people viewed food marketing, labour relations, land use, poor relief, and many other 'earthly' concerns. more...

  • Kaupang in Skiringssalby Dagfinn Skre; Bjørg Stabell; Rolf Sørensen

    Aarhus University Press 2007; US$ 49.00

    In this, the first of six volumes, the main results of the excavations which the University of Oslo carried out at Kaupang 1998-2003 are presented. A completely new picture is put forward of the port that the adventurer Ohthere visited in c. 890. It is now clear that Kaupang was one of the four Scandinavian towns that were founded around the year 800.... more...

  • Negotiating Pasts in the Nordic Countriesby Anne Eriksen; Jon Vi?ar Sigur?sson

    Nordic Academic Press 2010; US$ 47.99

    A contribution to the popular international and interdisciplinary field of collective memory within a Scandinavian context, this reference presents a number of case studies—from the Middle Age to the present time—that discuss how people look to the past for identity and meaning. Acknowledging that many pasts exist—sometimes harmoniously... more...

  • Norsemen in the Viking Ageby Eric Christiansen

    Wiley 2008; US$ 33.95

    This history of the Nordic peoples in the period 750-1050 focuses on their homelands and colonies, demonstrating the fluidity and incoherence of the world in which they lived. Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories. Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these... more...

  • Norwayby Erin Fouberg; Edward Hogan

    Infobase Publishing 2003; US$ 30.00

    - Information-packed volumes provide comprehensive overviews of each nation's people, geography, history, government, economy, and culture - Abundant full-color illustrations guide the reader on a voyage of discovery - Maps reflect current political boundaries more...

  • Norway Travel Complete Profileby World Trade Press

    World Trade Press 2010; US$ 16.00

    Whether planning your own trip to Norway, or planning someone else’s, you’ll be equipped with the all-inclusive travel report—both of our “Travel” and “Points of Interest” reports rolled into one. more...

  • Norway Women in Culture, Business & Travelby World Trade Press

    World Trade Press 2010; US$ 7.45

    Women often occupy different roles in a foreign culture. Avoid offensive assumptions and behavior by understanding the position of women in Norwegian society: their legal rights; access to education and health care; workforce participation; and their dating, marriage, and family life. more...

  • Post-Cold War Identity Politicsby Marko Lehti; David J Smith

    Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 55.95

    During the past decade northern Europe has started to assume an identity of its own. Categories of East and West have become blurred, challenging as well the idea of what it means to be Nordic. Post-Cold War Identity Politics maps this process in Scandinavia. Looking at projects designed to help regional development in the Nordic countires, it assesses... more...