Sweden in the Eighteenth-Century World
Sweden in the Eighteenth-Century World

Author: Göran Rydén

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-09

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1317047419

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Eighteenth-century Sweden was deeply involved in the process of globalisation: ships leaving Sweden’s central ports exported bar iron that would drive the Industrial Revolution, whilst arriving ships would bring not only exotic goods and commodities to Swedish consumers, but also new ideas and cultural practices with them. At the same time, Sweden was an agricultural country to a large extent governed by self-subsistence, and - for most - wealth was created within this structure. This volume brings together a group of scholars from a range of disciplinary backgrounds who seek to present a more nuanced and elaborated picture of the Swedish cosmopolitan eighteenth century. Together they paint a picture of Sweden that is more like the one eighteenth-century intellectuals imagined, and help to situate Sweden in histories of cosmopolitanism of the wider world.

The scientific dialogue linking America, Asia and Europe between the 12th and the 20thCentury.
The scientific dialogue linking America, Asia and Europe between the 12th and the 20thCentury.

Author: Fabio D'Angelo

Publisher: Fabio D'Angelo

Published: 2018-06-11

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 8894361209

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The first volume of Viaggiatori “Curatele” series seeks to recreate some scientific dialogues, namely meetings, exchanges and acquisition of theoretical and practical scientific knowledge, thus linking the cultural, historical and geographical context of America, Asia, Europe and Mediterranean Sea between the 16th and the 20th century. More specifically, the main objective is to consider the role of travellers as passeurs, as “intermediaries” for building and allowing the circulation of knowhow and the practical and theoretical knowledge from one continent to another.