A Concise History of Sweden

by Neil Kent

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521012279
• ISBN13: 9780521012270
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.6"