Author : Neil Kent
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,13 MB
Release : 2008-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0521812844
A comprehensive history of Sweden covering events from the Stone Age onwards.
Author : Neil Kent
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 11,72 MB
Release : 2008-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1107782589
Neil Kent's book sweeps through Sweden's history from the Stone Age to the present day. Early coverage includes Viking hegemony, the Scandinavian Union, the Reformation and Sweden's political zenith as Europe's greatest superpower in the seventeenth century, while later chapters explore the Swedish Enlightenment, royal absolutism, the commitment to military neutrality and Pan-Scandinavianism. The author brings his account up to date by focusing on more recent developments: the rise of Social Democracy, the establishment of the welfare state, the country's acceptance of membership in the European Union and its progressive ecological programme. The book successfully combines the politics, economics and social and cultural mores of one of the world's most successfully functioning and humane societies. This is an informative and entertaining account for students and general readers.
Author : David Kirby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 23,24 MB
Release : 2006-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 052183225X
An up-to-date political, social and economic history of Finland from medieval times to the present. David Kirby traces the evolution of Finland's distinctive identity and of the Finnish national state from the long centuries under Swedish rule, through self-government within the Russian Empire, to independence in the twentieth century.
Author : Lars Magnusson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,71 MB
Release : 2000-03-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 113467595X
This book represents the first recent attempt to provide a comprehensive treatment of Sweden's economic development since the middle of the 18th century. It traces the rapid industrialisation, the political currents and the social ambitions, that transformed Sweden from a backward agrarian economy into what is now regarded by many as a model welfar
Author : Jerzy Lukowski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 41,37 MB
Release : 2006-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 052185332X
An updated and expanded second edition covering Polish history from medieval times to the present day.
Author : Carl Grimberg
Publisher : Dalcassian Publishing Company
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 15,58 MB
Release : 1935-12-12
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Translated by the American teacher C.W. Foss
Author : Paul Bushkovitch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 50,50 MB
Release : 2011-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1139504444
Accessible to students, tourists and general readers alike, this book provides a broad overview of Russian history since the ninth century. Paul Bushkovitch emphasizes the enormous changes in the understanding of Russian history resulting from the end of the Soviet Union in 1991. Since then, new material has come to light on the history of the Soviet era, providing new conceptions of Russia's pre-revolutionary past. The book traces not only the political history of Russia, but also developments in its literature, art and science. Bushkovitch describes well-known cultural figures, such as Chekhov, Tolstoy and Mendeleev, in their institutional and historical contexts. Though the 1917 revolution, the resulting Soviet system and the Cold War were a crucial part of Russian and world history, Bushkovitch presents earlier developments as more than just a prelude to Bolshevik power.
Author : Janken Myrdal
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 13,17 MB
Release : 2011-01-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9185509760
Comprehensive and concise, this account details the agrarian history of Sweden - as it is defined by its present national borders - from the Neolithic times to present day. Key historical concepts and events are discussed, including the introduction of planned agriculture alongside the domestication of animals; the feudal relationships and interactions between men and women, various age groups, and different social classes during the Middle Ages; the changes brought about by industrialism and the development of political democracy; the effects of World Wars I and II; and Sweden's inclusion in the European Union in 1995. This study also examines the interdependence between agriculture and other industries as well as the relationship between agriculture and politics on a local, regional, national, and international level.
Author : B. W. Higman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 27,43 MB
Release : 2021-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1108480985
A compelling account of Caribbean history from colonization to slavery and revolution, through the tumult of hurricanes and climate change.
Author : Andrejs Plakans
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 34,4 MB
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0521833728
An integrated history of three Baltic peoples - Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians - from their origins as tribal societies to separate nations.
