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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...
From Oxenstierna to Charles XII
Cambridge University Press 1991; US$ 29.00Essays, by the doyen of historians of Sweden, on Oxenstierna, Charles X and Charles XII. 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...
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...
West over Sea
BRILL 2007; US$ 196.00Prepared in tribute to Barbara E Crawford, this work covers the subject of Viking expansion westwards to Britain, Ireland and the North Atlantic. It features 30 papers that are arranged in four groups including: History, Cultural Contacts; The Church, and the Cult of Sain. more...









