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The World's Best Histories: Sweden

The World's Best Histories: Sweden

Nilsson, Victor

Paperback

General European HistoryGeneral Political ScienceGeneral United States

ISBN10: 935370264X
ISBN13: 9789353702649
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 20 2019
Pages: 470
Weight: 1.30
Height: 1.05 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
From Viking horizons to modern statecraft, Sweden's story is sharper, stranger, and more influential than most readers expect. Sweden's past speaks today, clearly. Victor Nilsson offers a concise national history that reads with the momentum of popular history nonfiction yet keeps the discipline of a sweden historical reference. In this historical survey book, dynasties, faith, war, and reform link directly to swedish culture and society, tracing how landscape and trade shaped everyday life as surely as kings and parliaments shaped law. Expect a clear through-line in swedish political history: the rise of the Swedish realm, the changing balance of sweden monarchy and government, and the long negotiation between authority and liberty that helped define the Nordic model. It is an ideal starting point for swedish history for students, and a dependable guide for travellers, enthusiasts, and anyone building a european history book collection. As part of the World's Best Histories series, Nilsson's volume stands as a classic attempt to present the complete history of sweden in a compact, readable form, placing it in context with nordic countries history and the wider currents of Europe. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For fans of scandinavian history books, it belongs on the shelf beside the most trusted national surveys. Welcoming for casual readers, and prized by classic-literature collectors seeking authoritative history in one volume.

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