Traces the history of Scandinavian countries, emphasizing common features in their heritage.
Surveying political, diplomatic, social, economic, and cultural aspects of the region’s history, Scandinavia since 1500 is a comprehensive yet nuanced portrait of this unique region. [INSIDE BACK FLAP]Byron J. Nordstrom is professor of ...
Birgit Sawyer is one of the founders of the biennial interdisciplinary conferences on women in medieval Scandinavia. Peter Sawyer's previous books include "Kings and Vikings" and "The Age of the Vikings".
Containing the best planning advice and secrets from locals, this fully updated guide takes visitors into the heart of this Northern European region with full-color maps and images, insider tips, cultural insights, and more.
In this book, Doug Price provides an archaeological history of Scandinavia-a land mass comprising the modern countries of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway-from the arrival of the first humans after the last Ice Age to the end of the Viking ...
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This volume provides insight into how and why medicine and natural philosophy in a 'liberal' and Melanchthonian form could continue to blossom in Scandinavia despite a growing Lutheran uniformity promoted by the State.
Ancient Viking ships and strikingly modern architecture. Breathtaking fjords, verdant forests, and over 30,000 islands... Scandinavia has all that and more. In this book, Rick Steves makes it easy to experience it all"--Page 4 of cover.
But Chicherin in particular was prepared to take the Norwegian representative in Moscow into his confidence in a way that his British counterpart Lord Curzon would never have deigned to do.56 Scandinavian diplomats remained persona ...
Food Culture in Scandinavia covers Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland's unique and common foodways, all in the context of significant recent changes. This is the most exhaustive overview available in English with all the latest insight.