From Day to Day: One Man's Diary of Survival in Nazi Concentration Camps
A dramatic, acutely observed account of three and a half years of concentration camp life and death as they unfolded
View ArticleRoy Andersson's "Songs from the Second Floor": Contemplating the Art of...
<p>Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson??s celebrated and enigmatic film Songs from the Second Floor, his first feature film in twenty-five years, won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film...
View ArticleSeawomen of Iceland: Survival on the Edge
<p>The plaque said this was the winter fishing hut of ThurÃdur Einarsdóttir, one of Iceland's greatest fishing captains, and that she lived from 1777 to 1863.</p><p>"Wait,"...
View ArticleSummary of One of Us: by Asne Seierstad | Key Takeaways & Analysis
<p>One of Us by Asne Seierstad | Key Takeaways & Analysis</p><p><strong>Preview:</strong></p><p><i>One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the...
View ArticleNorthmen: The Viking Saga AD 793-1241
<p>From Finland to Newfoundland and Jelling to Jerusalem, follow in the wake of the Vikings-a transformative story of a people that begins with paganism and ends in...
View ArticleNordic Narratives of the Second World War: National Historiographies Revisited
Written by leading Nordic historians, this analysis discusses postwar memory and war historiographies from the perspectives of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden vis-Ã -vis the Second World...
View ArticleFlattering Alliances: Scandinavia, Diplomacy and the Austrian-French Balance...
<p>Taking a fresh look at the history of diplomacy, this book looks at the fight for hegemony between France and Austria after the Peace of Westphalia 1648, showing how their clashes dragged the...
View ArticleReaching a State of Hope: Refugees, Immigrants and the Swedish Welfare State,...
<p>Shedding new light on the issues concerning refugees and immigration in 20th-century Sweden, this analysis examines the implications of its immigration policies. <I>On what grounds were...
View ArticleWelcome Home Mr Swanson: Swedish Emigrants and Swedishness on Film
Between 1840 and 1940, more than one million people emigrated from Sweden to America. The fact that so many chose to leave to seek a better life across the Atlantic was a major trauma for the Swedish...
View ArticleThe Vikings: The Story of a People
<p>The story of the Norse is a Viking adventure in history.</p><p>The Norse saga began with the first ancient tribes of Norsemen during the Early Nordic Stone Age. The beginning of...
View ArticleThe Viking Stone Age: Birth of the Ax Culture
<p>The Story of the Vikings during the early Nordic Stone Age time period. The first ancient Norsemen. A span of some thousands of years concisely covering the evolution the Stone Age Norse...
View ArticleWriting Democracy: The Norwegian Constitution 1814-2014
<p>The Norwegian Constitution is the oldest functioning constitution in Europe. Its bicentenary in 2014 has inspired the analyses in this volume, where contributors focus on the Constitution as a...
View ArticleThe World of Vikings
MGM's hit show <i>Vikings</i> on the History Channel has drawn millions of viewers into the fascinating and bloody world of legendary Norse hero Ragnar Lothbrok, who led Viking warriors to...
View ArticleCnut the Great
<B>A seminal biography of the underappreciated eleventh-century Scandinavian warlord-turned-Anglo-Saxon monarch who united the English and Danish crowns to forge a North Sea...
View ArticleAmbassadors of Realpolitik: Sweden, the CSCE, and the Cold War
During the Cold War, Sweden actively cultivated a reputation as the "conscience of the world," working to build bridges between East and West and embracing a nominal commitment to international...
View ArticleEarly Kings of Norway
A fascinating look at some of the early Viking kings, such as ?"láfr Tryggvason (Olaf the First), and Knut den Mektige (Canute the Great). Written by famed historian Thomas Carlyl
View ArticleThe Vikings and Their Enemies: Warfare in Northern Europe, 750?1100
A fresh account of some of history's greatest warriors. <p>The Vikings had an extraordinary and far-reaching historical impact. From the eighth to the eleventh centuries, they ranged across...
View ArticleTransformations and Crises: The Left and the Nation in Denmark and Sweden,...
The Left in the 1960s and 1970s has a powerful, almost mythical, place in the history of the 20th century. It was during these decades that the radical Left managed to renew the language of socialism...
View ArticleNordic Paths to Modernity
Within the growing attention to the diverse forms and trajectories of modern societies, the Nordic countries are now widely seen as a distinctive and instructive case. While discussions have centred...
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