The rise of lttle big Norway / John F. L. Ross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, John F. L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Norway-History.

Norway--History.

Norway.

Local Subjects:

Norway-History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Anthem Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The Rise of Little Big Norway" chronicles Norway's unheralded rise from Nordic peripherality to the global example and Arctic frontliner of today. Scholars and non-specialist readers alike will appreciate its wide-ranging subject matter, astute analysis and wealth of comparative insight, written in flowing essay style and delivered in vivid prose.

Contents:

Cover

Front Matter

Half-title

Title page

Copyright information

Dedication

Table of Contents

Preface

Parts I-III

Part I Settings

1 Little Big Country

2 A Directional Puzzle

3 Meanings of North

Part II Histories

4 A Fractured Timeline

5 Long Night's Journey into Day

6 Norway and the Dazzling Dutch

7 The Union of Weights and Wings

8 A Sporting Start

Part III Perennials and Currents

9 The Reluctant Unionists

10 Well and Truly Oiled

11 The Meaning of Nobel

12 Epilogue

End Matter

Bibliography

Chapter 1: Little Big Country

Chapter 2: A Directional Puzzle

Chapter 3: Meanings of North

Chapter 4: A Fractured Timeline

Chapter 5: Long Night's Journey into Day

Chapter 6: Norway and the Dazzling Dutch

Chapter 7: The Union of Weights and Wings

Chapter 8: A Sporting Start

Chapter 9: The Reluctant Unionists

Chapter 10: Well and Truly Oiled

Chapter 11: The Meaning of Nobel

Chapter 12: Epilogue

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-78527-194-6

1-78527-195-4

OCLC:

1128269910