The history of Sweden / Byron J. Nordstrom.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Nordstrom, Byron J.

Series:

• Greenwood histories of the modern nations 1096-2905
• The Greenwood histories of the modern nations, 1096-2905

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Sweden--History.
• Sweden.
• History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 186 pages : maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Summary:

This book shows how a country governed for years by a European monarchial system changed into the egalitarian, democratic system of today.

Contents:

• 1 An Introduction to Sweden 1
• 2 Before There Was Sweden 11
• 3 Creating Sweden, 1000-1800: The Medieval and Early Modern Eras 31
• 4 Becoming Modern, 1800-1914 63
• 5 Troubles and Achievements, 1914-1945 93
• 6 The Contemporary Era 123.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-172) and index.

ISBN:

0313312583

OCLC:

48649135