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  • Franks and Northmen

    From Strangers to Neighbors

    Franks and Northmen explores the full spectrum of Franco-Scandinavian interaction, examining not just violence but also less well-known relationships centered on acts of diplomacy, commerce, and mission and demonstrating the transformative nature of cross-cultural encounter during the Viking Age.In the year 777, the Frankish sources mention the Northmen, better known to most as the Vikings, for ... Read more

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  • The Rise and Fall of Swedish Social Democracy

    Whatever happened to the poster child of European social democracy?For a young generation of socialists, the Swedish experience has been an obvious reference and inspiration. But what remains of the Swedish model today is, in fact, a failed project in decline. This book is the first comprehensive study of the rise and fall of one of the most influential political movements of our time.Ostberg ... Read more

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  • Political Trials in Poland 1981-1986

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1988, Political Trials in Poland 1981-1986 describes the major political trials which took place in Poland between 1981 and 1986. Based on extensive original research using both official and unofficial information from Poland and interviews with Solidarity activists, it shows how the trials constituted an attempt by the Jaruzelski regime to break the back of the independent ... Read more

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  • Portraits of Medieval Europe, 800–1400

    This volume provides a collection of ‘imagined lives’ – individuals who, no matter their position on the social hierarchy, were crucial to the development of medieval Europe and the modern period that followed.Based on primary source materials and the latest historical research, these literary accounts of otherwise unsourced or under-sourced individuals are written by leading scholars in the field ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • 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

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  • Privileges and Oaths

    Magnus Haakonsson was King of Norway from 1263 to 1280, and the forefather of the modernization and nationalization of the Norwegian law-code, after which he is known as "Magnus the Law-mender". During his tenure as king,he also sought to further draw the Norwegian church close to the Crown and royal authority. Here, he is able to codify that relationship, stating that all of his "Catholic ... Read more

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  • An Enemy of the People

    by Henrik Ibsen ...
    "An Enemy of the People'' is a play written by Henrik Ibsen and a masterpiece of Norwegian literature. It describes perfectly the contemporary Norwegian society and it has been rewritten by American author Arthur Miller.Dr. Stockmann has discovered that the new baths built in his town in Norway are infected with a deadly disease and instructs the town to repair or close the baths. The Mayor, who ... Read more

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  • Heaven and Hell

    "Heaven and Hell" is Swedenborg’s most popular book and his fullest report of his experiences in the other world. In it he describes heaven, hell, and the world of spirits that lies between them.What happens to us when we die? Are heaven and hell real? If so, what are they like? "Heaven and Hell" contains the answers to these questions as seen by Swedenborg. ... Read more

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  • Viking Heritage and History in Europe

    Practices and Re-creations

    Series series Critical Heritages of Europe
    Viking Heritage and History in Europe presents new research and perspectives on the use of the Vikings in public history, especially in relation to museums, re-creation, and re-enactment in a European context.Taking a critical heritage approach, the volume provides new insights into the re-creation of history, imagining the past, interpretation, ambivalence of authenticity, authority of History, ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • In the Darkest of Days

    Exploring Human Sacrifice and Value in Southern Scandinavian Prehistory

    This book collects recent works on the subjects of sacrificial offerings, ritualized violence and the relative values thereof in the contexts of Scandinavian prehistory from the Neolithic to the Viking era. The volume builds on a workshop hosted at the National Museum of Denmark in 2018 which inaugurated the beginning of the research project ‘Human Sacrifice and Value: The limits of sacred ... Read more

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  • Casa de muñecas

    by Henrik Ibsen ...
    "Casa de muñecas", representada por primera vez en 1879, provocó gran controversia a nivel mundial al contar el rechazo de una mujer a seguir siendo una fútil muñeca sin autonomía para su marido.La protagonista, aparentemente es feliz con su marido y sus hijos. Sin embargo, un episodio sombrío se proyecta sobre su alegría.Nora se vio forzada años atrás a recurrir a una artimaña financiera para ... Read more

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  • History of Denmark: A Captivating Guide to Danish History

    For centuries, Denmark "punched above its weight" and was a major player on the European stage. Many know about the Danish Vikings and their voyages of conquest and discovery, but Denmark is more than just those medieval raiders and traders, even though interest in their adventures is at an all-time high today.Denmark became the first Scandinavian country to convert to Christianity, though this ... Read more

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  • Magnus the Lawmender’s Laws of the Land

    Series series Routledge Medieval Translations
    The first English translation of Magnus the Lawmender’s law code, this book allows students and scholars to interpret, compare and add their perspectives to this crucial source to European legal history.The Laws of the Land are one of the very few law books issued in the Middle Ages which regulated a whole kingdom. It stayed in force until the late 17th century, shaping society, politics and law ... Read more

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  • 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

  • Expanding media histories

    Cultural and material perspectives

    Contemporary media history is a rapidly growing field that extends far beyond traditional studies of technology or institutions such as radio, film, and television. This volume expands the scope further still to analyze ephemeral, mundane phenomena long overlooked by media historiography. In eight original essays, the volume demonstrates the strengths of a broad concept of the media. The first ... Read more

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  • La Norvège et l'or de la mer

    by Collectif ...
    Series series Symposia
    Les contributions réunies dans La Norvège et l’or de la mer proposent la première étude en français du rôle mondial que joue aujourd’hui ce très riche pays pétrolier scandinave dans les domaines de la géopolitique, de l’économie et de la pensée environnementale. Cette étude est assortie d’une présentation critique de l’histoire et de la culture norvégiennes. Souvent érigée en modèle démocratique ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Wolventijd

    De strijd om een Vikingrijk aan de Noordzee

    by Tore Skeie ...
    Tore Skeie beschrijft in ‘Wolventijd’ hoe in de 11e eeuw werd gestreden om de macht rond de Noordzee. Het boek is bekroond met de Sverre Steen-prijs, de belangrijkste geschiedenisprijs van Noorwegen.De Noorse historicus Tore Skeie won met ‘Wolventijd’ de Sverre Steen-prijs, de belangrijkste geschiedenisprijs van het Noorwegen. In ‘Wolventijd’ beschrijft Skeie de geschiedenis van Knoet, de Deense ... Read more

    $13.30 USD

  • Peer Gynt

    by Henrik Ibsen ...
    La audacia y virtud de anticipación del dramaturgo Henrik Ibsen han sido ampliamente aplaudidas y un magnífico ejemplo es su obra "Peer Gynt". En esta obra, escrita en 1867, se presenta un largo viaje hacia las dimensiones de la existencia, mostrando las aspiraciones y fracasos del espíritu humano mediante un personaje pleno de contradicciones. Bajo el aspecto formal se clasifica como drama ... Read more

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  • Summary of Neil Price's Children of Ash and Elm

    Get the Summary of Neil Price's Children of Ash and Elm in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Neil Price's "Children of Ash and Elm" delves into the rich spiritual and social world of the Vikings, revealing a complex society with a nuanced understanding of the cosmos, fate, and the soul. The Norse pantheon, consisting of the Aesir and Vanir, was deeply intertwined ... Read more

    $3.99 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

  • How Finland Survived Stalin

    From Winter War to Cold War, 1939-1950

    by Kimmo Rentola ...
    Translated by Richard Robinson ...
    A dramatic and timely account of Stalin’s failed invasion of Finland in 1939, and the decade of wars and fraught relations that followedIn November 1939, Stalin directed his military leaders to launch an invasion of Finland. In what became known as the Winter War, the full might of the Soviet army was pitted against this small Nordic republic. Yet despite their vastly superior military strength, ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Collected Norse Sagas

    Sagas are stories mostly about ancient Nordic and Germanic history, early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages and migration to Iceland and of feuds between Icelandic families. They were written in the Old Norse language, mainly in Iceland. Kings' sagas are of the lives of Scandinavian kings. They were composed in the 12th to 14th centuries. The Icelanders' sagas, a.k.a. ... Read more

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  • The Viking Age

    The Early History and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-Speaking Nations

    The Viking Age in two volumes as a broad study of the early history, manners, and customs of the ancestors of the English-speaking nations. He labored for eight and a half years and carefully read hundreds of Sagas that describe the life of the people who inhabited the Scandinavian Peninsula from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages (including literary remains). This scholarly work demonstrates what ... Read more

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  • The Poetic Edda & The Prose Edda (Complete Edition)

    This meticulously edited ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "Edda" is an Old Norse term attributed by modern scholars to these two main Medieval Icelandic literary works of mythology: Contents: The Elder Eddas of Saemund Völuspâ. The Vala's Prophecy The Lay Of Vafthrudnir The Lay Of Grimnir The Lay Of Vegtam, Or Baldr's Dreams The High ... Read more

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