The Baltic Sea is more than just an inland sea--it is a historical geopolitical stage. From Vikin...

Few are better than Professor Gavin at assessing the 'state of the field', whether that be prevai...

Axel Törneman (1880-1925) was one of Sweden's earliest modernist painters. He grew to work in sev...

Gustav III's Collection including his own and other famous architects' drawings, accompanied Gust...

For many Stockholmers, the Johnson Line was long a household name and an essential part of their ...

Sir William Chambers (1722-96) was a Swedish-British architect with an unusual track record. He d...

The global stage is increasingly influenced by the pivotal role of secret intelligence and secret...

Machiavelli's observation on leaders' challenge to balance power is just as relevant in our time ...

An exploration of Sweden's evolving identity, from welfare state and neutrality to crime, NATO, a...

A richly illustrated exploration of alchemy's spiritual, philosophical, and scientific legacy acr...

A wide-ranging anthology exploring how markets evolved from antiquity to today--and how they migh...

Explores the global influence of the Arts & Crafts movement, highlighting its Swedish expression ...

A wide-ranging, richly illustrated anthology exploring global cultural, religious, and philosophi...

No Swede has wielded as much power for as long as Axel Oxenstierna--and few have used their power...

'The Greatest Sculptor in the World.' Adored in Sweden--forgotten elsewhere. Canova's unknown cou...

Our fascination with spies, both real and fictional, seems endless. But when and where did the hi...

The Swedish steam frigate Vanadis circumnavigated the globe between 1883 and 1885. Onboard was th...

A facsimile edition of the original lavish book on English gardens by the master landscape design...

Reintroducing a forgotten maverick of Swedish modernism

A richly illustrated anthology featuring essays and portraits from the world's leading thinkers o...

A 60-page softcover notebook based on an original sketchbook of the Swedish artist and mystic Hil...

The British architect Quinlan Terry has created this book as the ultimate guide to classical arch...

The history of collecting natural history specimens touches upon many aspects of our past. The fa...

How history is written: an anthology of classic texts from Thucydides and Machiavelli to Nietzsch...

The Engelsberg Ideas' Portraits series gives pride of place to the secondary figures who make the...

It has been claimed that around 14,500 wars have been fought since 3,500 BC. Humanity has only ex...

'Consciousness is a scientific problem that is unlike any other. Our own consciousness, as Descar...

Technology is at the heart of the human story. In an era of transformation, comprehending what dr...

The artist Anna Cassel (1860-1937) has until now been known for her paintings of magnificent natu...

It is well known that, throughout history, royalty have built castles, fortresses and entire citi...

Affordable and giftworthy postcard sets of popular works by the pioneering painter and mystic

Affordable and giftworthy postcard sets of popular works by the pioneering painter and mystic

Some of Hilma af Klint's most popular motifs are now available as postcards collected in four dif...

Affordable and giftworthy postcard sets of popular works by the pioneering painter and mystic