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Author: Byron J. Nordstrom
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: 2002-06-30
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0313312583
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA history of Sweden, showing how a monarchical state transformed itself into an egalitarian, democratic system.
Author: Franklin Daniel Scott
Publisher: SIU Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 748
ISBN-13: 9780809314898
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the development of Sweden from a poor, backward, warrior nation to a prosperous modern one.
Author: Eli Filip Heckscher
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1954
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780674228009
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Neil Kent
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008-06-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0521812844
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive history of Sweden covering events from the Stone Age onwards.
Author: Kajsa Norman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2019-04-01
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 178738182X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReporter Chang Frick grew up dark-haired in a nation of blonds. Ostracized as a child, in adulthood he set out to expose the hypocrisy of Swedish society. When he revealed the cover-up of mass sexual assaults on teen girls at a 2015 music festival, he provoked a chain reaction that rattled the nation. Sweden's elites shirked responsibility and rushed to discredit him. Although Sweden boasts the world's oldest free press, its history of homogeneity and social engineering has created a culture where few dare dissent from consensus, those who do are driven to extremes, and there is no place for outsiders--even those who conform. In this groundbreaking book, investigative journalist Kajsa Norman turns her fearless gaze on the oppressive forces at the heart of Sweden's 'model democracy'. Weaving the history of its social politics with the stories of Frick and other outcasts, Norman exposes the darkness in the Swedish soul.
Author: Nevra Biltekin
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2022-07-18
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781800735897
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince 1814 Sweden has avoided involvement in armed conflicts and carried out policies of non-alignment in peacetime and neutrality during war. Even though the Swedish government often describes Sweden as a ‘nation of peace’, in 2004 the 200-year anniversary of that peace passed by with barely any attention. Despite its extraordinary longevity, research about the Swedish experience of enduring peace is underdeveloped. 200 Years of Peace places this long period of peace in broader academic and public discussions surrounding claimed Swedish exceptionality as it is represented in the nation’s social policies, expansive welfare state, eugenics, gender equality programs, and peace.
Author: Lars Magnusson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2000-03-23
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 113467595X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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: Paul Lockhart
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-03-14
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1350317373
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe history of Sweden in the seventeenth century is perhaps one of the most remarkable political success stories of early modern Europe. Little more than a century after achieving independence from Denmark, Sweden - an impoverished and sparsely-populated state - had defeated all of its most fearsome enemies and was ranked amongst the great powers of Europe. In this book, which incorporates the latest research on the subject, Paul Douglas Lockhart: - Surveys the political, diplomatic, economic, social and cultural history of the country, from the beginnings of its career as an empire to its decline at the end of the seventeenth century - Examines the mechanisms that helped Sweden to achieve the status of a great power, and the reasons for its eventual downfall - Emphasises the interplay between social structure, constitutional development, and military necessity Clear and well-written, Lockhart's text is essential reading for all those with an interest in the fascinating history of early modern Sweden.
Author: Earl Gustafson
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780929636603
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSweden is a country where very few people are homeless; there has been no war for 200 years; there is high-quality health care for all; there is excellent free public education a living wage is the norm and there is low unemployment; voter participation is high and political advertising on TV and radio is prohibited by law; the economy grows without creating extremes of wealth alongside poverty; and there is little national debt. Gustafson contrasts Sweden--small, wealthy, egalitarian, neutral--with the United States: huge, rich, and at odds with itself and the world. He traces the historical, economic, and social conditions of each country, describes the divergent and ultimately successful course taken by Sweden, and explores what the United States can learn from its counterpart's example. - from publisher information.
Author: Elisabeth Åsbrink
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Published: 2019-04-30
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 1925693708
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat are the real Swedish Values? Who is the real Swedish Model? In recent times, we have come to favour all things Scandi — their food, furnishings, fiction, fashion, and general way of life. We seem to regard the Swedes and their Scandinavian neighbours as altogether more sophisticated, admirable, and evolved than us. We have all aspired to be Swedish, to live in their perfectly designed society from the future. But what if we have invested all our faith in a fantasy? What if Sweden has in fact never been as moderate, egalitarian, dignified, or tolerant as it would like to (have us) think? The recent rise to political prominence of an openly neo-Nazi party has begun to crack the illusion, and here now is Swede Elisabeth Åsbrink, who loves her country ‘but not blindly’, presenting twenty-five of her nation’s key words and icons afresh, in order to give the world a clearer-eyed understanding of this fascinating country …
