A Concise History of Sweden
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- Author: Neil Kent, University of Cambridge
- Date Published: June 2008
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521812849
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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.
Read more- A comprehensive history of Sweden covering events from the Stone Age to the present day
- Successfully combines the politics, economics and social and cultural mores of one of the world's most successfully functioning and humane societies
- An informative and entertaining account for students and general readers
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- Date Published: June 2008
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521812849
- length: 316 pages
- dimensions: 222 x 142 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.55kg
- contains: 16 b/w illus. 3 maps
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. From the Stone Age to Viking hegemony
2. The formation and growth of the Swedish state
3. The territorial consolidation of Sweden
4. Towards a centralist and military state
5. The collapse of absolutism and the age of freedom
6. Royal absolutism restored
7. Constitutional Sweden
8. The industrialisation and capitalisation of Sweden
9. The world wars and Swedish neutrality
10. Triumph of the Swedish welfare state
Conclusion
Chronology of important events in Swedish history
List of the monarchs and regents of Sweden
List of prime ministers
Selected further reading.
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