Scandinavia 6

From the hardening grip of Soviet domination under Brezhnev to the collapse of communism and its aftermath, Bulent Gokay provides the essential introduction to Eastern Europe in the last quarter of ……続きを見る

Das Buch bietet einen einführenden Überblick über die Geschichte Skandinaviens (Dänemark, Finnland, Island, Norwegen, Schweden) von den Anfängen bis ins 21. Jahrhundert. Der Norden Europas präsentie……続きを見る

A partir dos eventos históricos que permearam o século XX, analisar a supremacia do Welfare State frente ao Liberalismo e os benefícios e influência do mesmo sobre o Neoli……続きを見る

Danish Modern explores the development of mid-century modernist design in Denmark from historical, analytical and theoretical perspectives. Mark Mussari explores the relationship between Danish desi……続きを見る

The New York Times bestselling author of Krakatoa and The Professor and the Madman takes readers on a quirky and charming tour of the last outpost of the British empire Outposts is Simon Winchester’……続きを見る

L’invasione della Danimarca (e della Norvegia) fu la seconda, dopo quella della Polonia. Fu preparata da Hitler a partire dal 1939, intesa come fase fondamentale per ottenere il controllo del Mar Ba……続きを見る

La invasión de Dinamarca (y de Noruega) se produjo después de la de Polonia en 1939. Fue planificada por Hitler que la consideraba como una etapa indispensable para lograr el control del Mar Báltico……続きを見る

"…and they laid all waste with dreadful havoc, trod with unhallowed feet the holy places, dug up the altars, and carried off all the treasures of the holy church. Some of the brethren they killed; s……続きを見る

Die Invasion Dänemarks (und Norwegens) war die zweite nach der Invasion Polens. Sie wurde von Hitler seit 1939 vorbereitet, und zwar als notwendiger Schritt zur Kontrolle der Baltischen See und der ……続きを見る

First published in 1986. The free market is often associated with liberty and individualism, and this connection has been made for more centuries than is generally realised. This essays collected in……続きを見る

First published in 1984. This book represents a major study of union responses to the economic crisis of the 1970s and 1980s. Abjuring governmental or managerial outlooks, it argues that unions, as ……続きを見る

Here is the dramatic story of Scandinavia - from its earliest Germanic origins and Viking sea raids to its battles for independence and its involvement in World War II. Denmark, Finland, Norway, and……続きを見る

The Romanov dynasty has dazzled, intrigued, and confused the world for more than three centuries. These extraordinary monarchs wielded absolute power over the vast, violent lands of Russia. Savagery……続きを見る

Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson’s celebrated and enigmatic film Songs from the Second Floor, his first feature film in twenty-five years, won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 20……続きを見る

Finalist for the 2017 Washington State Book Award in General Nonfiction / History The plaque said this was the winter fishing hut of Thurídur Einarsdóttir, one of Iceland's greatest fishing captains……続きを見る

Summary of One of Us by Asne Seierstad | Includes Analysis Preview: One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway is a journalistic account of the 2011 Norway terror attacks. The……続きを見る

De invasie van De invasie van Denemarken (en Noorwegen) was de tweede na Polen. Het werd al sinds 1939 voorbereid door Hitler, als een nodige stap om de controle te krijgen over de Baltische Zee en ……続きを見る

These ballads convey a fantastic vision of the world as it was imagined in medieval Scandinavia, with monsters and magic intermingled with very human concerns of heroism, tragedy, love, and revenge.……続きを見る

'The best new writer of fiction in America. The best.' – **John Irving 'Outstanding'** **– John Boyne, The Irish Times 'The best thing a reviewer can do when faced with a novel of this calibre and b……続きを見る

Mit den Wikingern verbindet man oft die Vorstellung von beutegierigen und trinkfesten Seeräubern. Rudolf Simek konfrontiert im vorliegenden Band diese und andere Gemeinplätze mit den Ergebnissen der……続きを見る

The island nation of Iceland is known for many thingsーmajestic landscapes, volcanic eruptions, distinctive seafoodーbut racial diversity is not one of them. So the little-known story of Hans Jonath……続きを見る

Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, women's role in the Swedish economy was renegotiated and reconceptualized. Maria Agren chronicles changes in married women's property rights, reveal……続きを見る

A riveting account of a landmark expedition that left only one survivor, now back in print for the first time in decades. Arabia Felix is the spellbinding true story of a scientific expedition gone ……続きを見る

Hilarious tongue-in-cheek guide to the Danish "hygge" lifestyle. This book came about after a particularly hyggelig evening in December 2015. I had just lit my pleasing contemporary wood-burner and ……続きを見る

In the dying days of the eighth century, the Vikings erupted onto the international stage with brutal raids and slaughter. The medieval Norsemen may be best remembered as monk murderers and village ……続きを見る

The story of the Norse is a Viking adventure in history. The Norse saga began with the first ancient tribes of Norsemen during the Early Nordic Stone Age. The beginning of the Nordic Ax Culture when……続きを見る

The Story of the Vikings during the early Nordic Stone Age time period. The first ancient Norsemen. A span of some thousands of years concisely covering the evolution the Stone Age Norse people. A w……続きを見る

Designing Modern Norway: A History of Design Discourse is an intellectual history of design and its role in configuring the modern Norwegian nation state. Rather than a conventional national design ……続きを見る

What do people do all day? What did women and men do to make a living in early modern Europe, and what did their work mean? As this book shows, the meanings depended both on the worker and on the co……続きを見る

The turbulent events that overtook Russia in 1917 are often called one of history's great turning points. In March of that year, a corrupt, outdated, careworn autocracy - the 300-year-old Romanov dy……続きを見る