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Loading... A Concise History of Sweden (2008)by Neil Kent
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The language is somewhat crabbed; it feels like the author didn't realise that what is quite natural in a spoken lecture can be quite unnatural in a written treatise. That said (a phrase used 80 times within the text, in addition to 167 'however's and 32 'on the other hand's), it's not unintelligible, and it's informative enough. In other words, if I knew about the topic as much as the author, I believe even I could write the book in a better way, but then I don't know as much as he does, and that is the point, isn't it? ( ) no reviews | add a review
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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 more recent developments: the rise of Social Democracy, the establishment of the welfare state, the country's acceptance of membership in the European Union and its progressive ecological programme. The book successfully combines the politics, economics and social and cultural mores of one of the world's most successfully functioning and humane societies. This is an informative and entertaining account for students and general readers. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)948.5History and Geography Europe Fenno-Scandinavia Sweden; region of the Baltic SeaLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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