3,568円 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 on the ‘Nordic model’ of the welfare state and its record of adaptation to the changing global env...

3,568円 Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden today all enjoy a reputation for strong labour movements, which in turn are widely seen as part of a distinctive regional approach to politics, collective bargaining and welfare. But as this volume demonstrates, narratives of the so-called “Nordic mod...

3,568円 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 solidarity. This groundbreaking study explores the tension between realism and idealism in Swedish dipl...

3,282円 Eighteenth-century gentleman scholars collected antiquities. Nineteenth-century nation states built museums to preserve their historical monuments. In the present world, heritage is a global concern as well as an issue of identity politics. What does it mean when runic stones or medieval churches...

0円 Histories of Knowledge in Postwar Scandinavia uses case studies to explore how knowledge circulated in the different public arenas that shaped politics, economics and cultural life in and across postwar Scandinavia, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s. This book focuses on a period when the term ...

2,686円 The fascinating untold story of how Nazi architects and planners envisioned and began to build a model “Aryan” society in Norway during World War II Between 1940 and 1945, German occupiers transformed Norway into a vast construction zone. This remarkable building campaign, largely unknown today, ...

3,762円 In the early 1990s, Swedish death metal revolutionized the international music scene. Suddenly, the mild-mannered Scandinavian country found itself at the forefront of a new movement with worldwide impact thanks to bands such as Entombed, Dismember, and At the Gates. The birth of black metal drov...

5,528円 In this book the territory of Pechenga, located well above the Arctic circle between Russia, Finland and Norway, holds the key to understanding the geopolitical situation of the Arctic today. With specific focus on the local nickel industry of the region, Lars Rowe explores the interaction betwee...

1,169円 Over 80 tales from Eskimo tradition, legends and folk-lore, plus around 70 fragments of other tales. Also a comprehensive introductory section covering the life, religion, language, laws, customs and history of the Eskimos.

1,169円 This book contains short biographies of famous men from the middle ages such as: Alaric The Visigoth; Attila The Hun; Justinian The Great; Mohammed; Charlemagne; William The Conqueror; Canute The Great; Robert Bruce; Marco Polo, and many more. Aimed at older children, but still holds many interes...

310円 Dans "Légendes démocratiques du Nord", Jules Michelet explore les racines populaires des valeurs démocratiques à travers une série de récits historiques et de légendes folklores des pays nordiques. Son écriture, à la fois lyrique et passionnée, se distingue par une forte dimension poétique et un ...

150円 Dans "Relation de l'Islande", Isaac de La Peyrère dresse un tableau vivant et analytique de l'Islande au XVIIe siècle. À la croisée des préoccupations naturalistes et des réflexions théologiques, cet ouvrage adopte un style descriptif et scientifique qui illustre la curiosité intellectuelle de so...