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Sweden
Infobase Publishing 2011; US$ 35.00The 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. Contrary to the wintry Nordic images it conjures up, Sweden enjoys a temperate climate, especially in the south, where fertile agricultural lands abound... more...
Rick Steves' Snapshot Stockholm
Avalon Travel 2010; US$ 5.95You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Stockholm. In this 112-page compact guide, Rick Steves covers the essentials of Stockholm, including City Hall, Old Town, and the Vasa Museum, which houses Europe's best-preserved old warship. You?ll get Rick?s firsthand advice on the best sights, eating, sleeping,... more...
Even in Sweden
University of California Press 2000; US$ 15.95Allan Pred writes compellingly about the reawakening of racism throughout Europe at the end of the twentieth century--even in Sweden, a country widely regarded as the very model of social justice and equality. Many thousands of non-European and Muslim immigrants and refugees who took advantage of Sweden's generous immigration policies now find themselves... 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$ 51.00It's True! The Vikings Got Lost
Allen & Unwin 2006; US$ 10.86The nineteenth title in the popular It's True! series, with jaunty illustrations by Binny Hobbs, this book paints the Vikings not only as fierce warriors and conquerors but as daring trader-explorers, law-makers and storytellers. more...
Viking
Dorling Kindersley 2007; US$ 9.99Take a journey into the past and come face to face with Vikings (if you dare) What did Vikings take with them to their graves? How has archaeology helped us learn out their lives? And were these bloodthirsty warriors really just brave adventurers exploring the world? Meet the ?Norsemen? and find out about their epic voyages, daily life, longboats... more...
Sweden
Infobase Publishing 2006; US$ 30.00The information-packed volumes in this series 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, and maps reflect current political boundaries. Written by the most experienced professors teaching world regional... more...
The Viking World
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 52.95Filling 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, and the most comprehensive book of its kind ever attempted. more...
CultureShock! 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...









