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Island of the Doomed
University of Minnesota Press 2012; US$ 19.00In the summer of 1946, while secluded in August Strindberg?s small cabin in the Stockholm archipelago, Stig Dagerman wrote Island of the Doomed . This novel was unlike any other yet seen in Sweden and would establish him as the country?s brightest literary star. To this day it is a singular work of fiction?a haunting tale that oscillates around seven... more...
The A to Z of Denmark
Scarecrow Press 2010; US$ 33.99The A to Z of Denmark relates the history of this successful country through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on kings, politicians, officials, explorers, authors, architects, composers, painters, astronomers, educationists, reformers, political parties, social movements,... more...
Historical Role Analysis in the Study of Religious Change
Cambridge University Press 1990; US$ 29.00This study explores the relationship between educational development and religious change in Norwegian society from 17401891. more...
The A to Z of Norway
Scarecrow Press 2010; US$ 33.99The A to Z of Norway supplies a wealth of information that illuminates Norway's remarkable history, society, and culture. This is done through a chronology, a bibliography, an introductory essay, appendixes, and over 250 cross-referenced dictionary entries covering events and individuals of historical, political, social, and cultural significance.... more...
The A to Z of Sweden
Scarecrow Press 2010; US$ 33.99The A to Z of Sweden relates the history of Sweden through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, events, and institutions, this dictionary provides information ranging from politics to economics, from education... more...
Finland in the European Union
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 52.95With a focus on governmental institutions, this book explores the ways in which EU membership has altered the balance of power among key political actors. The authors discuss cultural adaptation to integration, as well as examining the views of the elite and voters. The transformation in national identity, sovereignty and neutrality are also examined. more...
Ideology and Power in the Viking and Middle Ages
BRILL 2011; US$ 182.00This book analyses the Nordic pre-Christian ideology of rulership, and its confrontation with, survival into and adaptation to the European Christian ideals during the transition from the Viking to the Middle Ages from the ninth to the thirteenth century. more...
Finland at War 1939-45
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 14.95In the face of Soviet invasion in 1939–40, and once again in 1941–44, the armies raised by Finland – a tiny nation of only 4 million people - astonished the world by their effective resistance. At the end of both these campaigns – the Winter War, and the Continuation War – the fiercely patriotic defiance of vastly stronger... more...
A History of Energy
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 59.95In this seminal book, Bent Sørensen views human society as driven by the quest for, and control of, energy. From allowing our prehistoric ancestors to survive harsh northern European winters to more recent global energy security and climate concerns, the control and effective harnessing of energy sources has played a central role in human development.... more...









