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  • #NätKärlek Del 3 av 4 i serien Twitterstorm

    Series series Twitterstorm
    Hela denna serien e-böcker som heter Twitterstorm utgörs av 4 stycken e-böcker och dem 3 första består av endast autentiskt rådata material som beskriver denna historiska viktiga händelsen i Sverige. Detta gör att hela e-bokserien lämpar sig extremt väl och bra för dig som vill studera samt forska på området. Eller om du bara av eget allmänt intresse vill läsa om vad som skrevs och skedde under ... Read more

    $49.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 'We Are Going to Pick Potatoes'

    Norway and the Holocaust, The Untold Story

    Irene Levin Berman was born, raised, and educated in Norway. Her first conscious recollection of life goes back to 1942, when as a young child she escaped to Sweden, a neutral country during World War II, to avoid annihilation. Germany had invaded Norway and the persecution of two thousand Norwegian Jews had begun. Seven members of her father's family were among the seven hundred and seventy-one ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • 1700: The Battle of Narva

    Epic Battles of History

    Series series Epic Battles of History
    "1700: The Battle of Narva" plunges readers into the heart of one of the early 18th century's most dramatic and pivotal clashes, where the fate of empires was decided amidst the fury of snow and steel. This compelling tome does more than merely recount the historical facts and figures; it resurrects the spirit of an era, casting light on the intricate tapestry of ambition, courage, and strategy ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 200 Years of Peace

    New Perspectives on Modern Swedish Foreign Policy

    Since 1814 Sweden has avoided involvement in armed conflicts and carried out policies of non-alignment in peacetime and neutrality during war. Even though the Swedish government often describes Sweden as a ‘nation of peace’, in 2004 the 200-year anniversary of that peace passed by with barely any attention. Despite its extraordinary longevity, research about the Swedish experience of enduring ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • A Brief History of the Vikings

    Series series Brief Histories
    'From the Fury of the Northmen deliver us, O Lord.'Between the eighth and eleventh centuries, the Vikings surged from their Scandinavian homeland to trade, raid and invade along the coasts of Europe. Their influence and expeditions extended from Newfoundland to Baghdad, their battles were as far-flung as Africa and the Arctic. But were they great seafarers or desperate outcasts, noble heathens or ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • A Californian in Iceland 1862, Illustrated

    A Californian on a world tour spends a discovers mid nineteenth Century Iceland and Icelanders. From the original Serialization of 1863. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • A Critical Theory of Counterterrorism

    Ontology, Epistemology and Normativity

    Series series Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies
    This book offers a theory and model of counterterrorism based on emancipation and non-violence.Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS) scholars have produced wide-ranging and rich critiques of terrorism-related research, as well as state counterterrorism policies and practices. This work aims to fill in a gap in the current literature by constructing an original and specifically CTS model of ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • A Doll's House

    by Henrik Ibsen ...
    Series series E-Bookarama Classics
    In "A Doll's House", housewife Nora hides her financial problems from her husband Torvald. When Torvald learns of her deceit, he becomes angry. Disgusted by his selfishness and after realizing that she is no longer content to be anyone’s “doll wife", Nora leaves him to become an independent woman.First performed in December of 1879, Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll’s House" was met with both incredible ... Read more

    $0.55 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Doll's House

    by Henrik Ibsen ...
    Henrik Ibsen's three-act play "A Doll’s House" was first performed in 1879. The play was met with both incredible success and immediate criticism for its, at the time, highly controversial views on marriage and family. Whereas critics claimed "A Doll's House" threatened to dismantle traditional Victorian values, fans found its realistic, complex depictions of individuals and families relatable, ... Read more

    $0.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Frozen Hell

    The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940

    In 1939, tiny Finland waged war-the kind of war that spawns legends-against the mighty Soviet Union, and yet their epic struggle has been largely ignored. Guerrillas on skis, heroic single-handed attacks on tanks, unfathomable endurance, and the charismatic leadership of one of this century's true military geniuses-these are the elements of both the Finnish victory and a gripping tale of war. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A History of Cold War Industrialisation

    Finnish Shipbuilding between East and West

    by Saara Matala ...
    Series series Perspectives in Economic and Social History
    This monograph explores the economic consequences of the Cold War, a polarised world order which politicised technology and shaped industrial development. It provides a detailed archival-based history of the Finnish shipbuilding industry (1952–1996), which f lourished, thanks to the special relationship between Finland and the Soviet Union. Overall, it shows how a small country, Finland, gained ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • A History of Energy

    Northern Europe from the Stone Age to the Present Day

    by Bent Sorensen ...
    In this seminal book, Bent Sørensen views human society as driven by the quest for, and control of, energy. From allowing our prehistoric ancestors to survive harsh northern European winters to more recent global energy security and climate concerns, the control and effective harnessing of energy sources has played a central role in human development. Using the written and archaeological record ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • A History of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth

    Islendinga Saga

    Translated by Haraldur Bessason ...
    Series Book 2 - U of M Icelandic Series
    The founding of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth in 930 A.D. is one of the most significant events in the history of early Western Europe. This pioneering work of historiography provides a comprehensive history of Iceland from 870 A.D. to the end of the Commonwealth in 1262. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • A inserção do Welfare State no século XX e seus desafios frente ao Neoliberalismo

    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 Neoliberalismo mostra que, a despeito de sua crise ao final do século, o Estado de Bem Estar Social mostrou-se uma instituição forte e resiliente. ... Read more

    $5.00 USD

  • A Land of Milk and Butter

    How Elites Created the Modern Danish Dairy Industry

    Series series Markets and Governments in Economic History
    How and why does Denmark have one of the richest, most equal, and happiest societies in the world today? Historians have often pointed to developments from the late nineteenth century, when small peasant farmers worked together through agricultural cooperatives, whose exports of butter and bacon rapidly gained a strong foothold on the British market.This book presents a radical retelling of this ... Read more

    $50.99 USD

  • A Norse Settlement in the Outer Hebrides

    Excavations on Mounds 2 and 2A, Bornais, South Uist

    Edited by Niall Sharples ...
    Series series Bornais
    The settlement at Bornais in the Western Isles of Scotland is one of the largest rural settlements known from the Norse period in Britain. It spans the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century AD when the Atlantic seaboard was subject to drastic changes. The islands were systematically ravaged by Viking raiders and then colonised by Norse settlers. In the following centuries the islanders ... Read more

    $21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Scandinavian Heritage

    200 Years of Scandinavian Presence in the Windsor-Detroit Border Region

    by Joan Magee ...
    The Scandinavian presence has been felt in many parts of Canada, including the Windsor-Detroit border region. A Scandinavian Heritage surveys the numerous contributions made in this area by the people of 5 nations: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The history of these people, from the first settlers to the present is explored in detail. The experiences common to each of the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Short History of Finland

    A fascinating history of Finland from prehistoric times to the twenty-first century.The modern nation of Finland is the heir to centuries of history, as a wilderness at the edge of early Europe, a borderland of the Swedish empire, and a Grand Duchy of tsarist Russia. And, as Jonathan Clements’s vivid, concise volume shows, it is a tale paved with oddities and excitements galore: from prehistoric ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • A Short History of the Normans

    The central fact of Norman history and the starting-point for its study is the event so brilliantly commemorated by the millenary of 1911, the grant of Normandy to Rollo and his northern followers in the year 911. The history of Normandy, of course, began long before that year. The land was there, and likewise in large measure the people, that is to say, probably the greater part of the elements ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Short Residence in Sweden & Memoirs of the Author of 'The Rights of Woman'

    In these two closely linked works - a travel book and a biography of its author - we witness a moving encounter between two of the most daring and original minds of the late eighteenth century: A Short Residence in Sweden is the record of Wollstonecraft's last journey in search of happiness, into the remote and beautiful backwoods of Scandinavia. The quest for a lost treasure ship, the pain of a ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • A Tale of a Fool?

    A Microhistory of an 18th-Century Peasant Woman

    Series series Microhistories
    A Tale of a Fool? explores the life of Guðrún Ketilsdóttir, a peasant woman born in Iceland around 1759. Guðrún worked as a farmhand for most of her adult life, and when she died she left behind a partial autobiography, which is believed to be the oldest autobiography of an Icelandic peasant woman.In this autobiography, Guðrún writes openly about her life and provides colourful depictions of the ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • A Viking Legend: The Descendants of Odin

    “Cattle die, kinsmen die, what never dies is one's reputation.” —HávamálThis is a story of a legendary mythological family, a dynasty descended from the gods themselves. It has been told and retold over many centuries, kept alive in poems, stories, and songs that were memorized, chanted, and sung in the Old Norse tongue, the language of the Vikings of medieval Scandinavia.As nomadic families ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • A Viking Market Kingdom in Ireland and Britain

    Trade Networks and the Importation of a Southern Scandinavian Silver Bullion Economy

    by Tom Horne ...
    Viking-Age trade, network theory, silver economies, kingdom formation, and the Scandinavian raiding and settlement of Ireland and Britain are all popular subjects. However, few have looked for possible connections between these phenomena, something this book suggests were closely related.By allying Blomkvist’s network-kingdoms with Sindbæk’s nodal market-networks, it is argued that the political ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • A Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North

    Madame Ida Pfeiffer offers an enthralling account of her daring travels through Iceland and Scandinavia in the mid-19th century. This travelogue stands out for its vivid descriptions of the landscapes, cultures, and people of these northern lands, narrated with an intrepid spirit and keen observation.Pfeiffer, one of the first female travel writers, breaks societal norms to explore remote regions, ... Read more

    $1.99 USD