Historians have long been interested in knowledgeits nature and origin, and the circumstances und...

This book deals with six critical junctions in early modern Sweden between 1538 and 1810. It high...

This volume comprises of an extensive introduction followed by ten cutting-edge thematic studies ...

Global Health

Bilden av det förgångna tolkas alltid genom de tankemönster samtiden tillhandahåller, och olika t...

Ämnet kön och våld är ständigt aktuellt. I Mord misshandel och sexuella övergrepp tar historiker,...

Först från och med 1970-talet talar vi på ett självklartsätt om brottsoffer och tar ansvar för de...

The book presents a comparative analysis of social change, democratisation and the development of...

The result of a research project conducted by Swedish scholars, this text examines interpretation...

With the different perspectives of eight academic sub-disciplines, the authors in the book discus...

Combining in-depth analysis with strikingly apt examples of the role that courage plays in the li...

This is the first comprehensive account in English of the agrarian history of Sweden from Neolith...

In the world of books and literature, 'hype' is associated with bestsellerism - the books that se...

The history of man is to a large extent the history of organisations. For as long as there are wr...

'O God we thank thee' was sung in the churches of France and Sweden after military victories in t...

Presenting empirical research on the lives of care workers, sex workers, au pairs, and their fami...

'Big Science' is a broad epithet that can be associated with research projects that involve huge ...

International migration and migrants have long been among the most debated topics in Europe and a...

Demographic change is a defining issue of our time. The worldwide population is aging and countri...

In this cross-disciplinary study, a group of researchers critically examine the ways in which nar...

At the same time as Denmark and Sweden were locked in a battle for supremacy in northern Europe, ...

Recent years have seen a rapidly growing hotel business built around health and well-being. Leisu...

A systematic approach to analyzing some of the transient aspects of war and peace with empirical ...

International migration and mobility have implications for many sectors in society, including the...

To engage with the aesthetic is to watch yourself watching - and what you see cannot be reached, ...

For the first time ever, cutting-edge research about the Swedish Nobel Laureate Selma Lagerlöf an...

Academic exchange is one of the cornerstones of public diplomacy. Receiving foreign academics is ...

Is there a special niche reserved for women's language? This is the theory tested empiricall...

The study of Old Norse religion is a truly multidisciplinary and international field of research....

In virtually all popular indices and scales measuring bribery and dishonesty on a national level,...

The history of knowledge is a dynamic field of research with bright prospects. In recent years it...

Through hands-on classroom studies, a group of researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Swe...

Four hundred years ago, France persuaded Sweden to fight on its side against Germany in the war b...

An in-depth analysis of political organization and democratization during the crucial 1860-1920 p...

American staged art photography is the focus of this unique, in-depth study. Offering a new metho...

Providing extensive examples of the conditions of children's everyday consumption as well as how ...

Freedom of the printed word is a defining feature of the modern world. Yet censorship and the sup...

The authors present a number of case studies, from the Middle Age to present time, about how the ...

In this detailed study of the history of universal literacy in Sweden, a group of renowned schola...

This edited volume showcases new examples - previously untold stories of images, photographers, p...

This look into the transformation of the Swedish welfare state in the 20th century through change...

Urban Squares suggests a specific and fresh take on agorologythe study of urban squares. The appr...

Focusing primarily on the individual professional in today's Nordic public-sector organizations, ...

This history of Admiral Sir John Norris is a detailed presentation of a seaman and a dutiful offi...

One of the most significant challenges facing the international community today is how to secure ...

Written by leading Nordic historians, this analysis discusses postwar memory and war historiograp...

Michelangelo's originality as an artist lay not only in ideas about perfection and beauty, but al...

In Ballast: Laden with History, the archaeologist Mats Burström charts how ship ballast helped to...