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Icons of Danish Modernity: Georg Brandes and Asta Nielsen (New Directions in Scandinavian Studies; Modern Language Init)
Icons of Danish Modernity: Georg Brandes and Asta Nielsen (New Directions in Scandinavian Studies; Modern Language Init)
by Julie K Allen
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Julie Allen utilizes the lives and friendship of the Danish literary critic George Brandes (1842-1927) and the silent film star Asta Nielsen (1881-1972) to explore questions of culture and national identity in early twentieth-century Denmark. Danish... (read more)

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Counterfeiter: How a Norwegian Jew Survived the Holocaust
Counterfeiter: How a Norwegian Jew Survived the Holocaust
by Moritz Nachtstern
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Published for the first time in English, this is an enthralling personal account of the secret Nazi project, Operation Bernhard, devised to destabilize the British and, later, American economies by creating and putting into circulation millions of... (read more)

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Embarrassment of Riches : an Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age (87 Edition)
Embarrassment of Riches : an Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age (87 Edition)
by Simon Schama
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In a brilliantly inventive work, bestselling author Simon Schama explores the enigma of 17th-century Holland, a nation that attained an unprecedented level of affluence, yet lived in constant dread of being corrupted by prosperity. Drawing on a vast... (read more)

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Sweden, the Nation's History
Sweden, the Nation's History
by Franklin Dani Scott
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Steven Kobliks epilogue extends Scotts now standard text with an analysis of contemporary Swedish political, economic, and social behavior. In addition to the epilogue, Scott has made a number of alterations in the text in order to maintain the... (read more)

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Manors and Markets: Economy and Society in the Low Countries 500-1600
Manors and Markets: Economy and Society in the Low Countries 500-1600
by Bas Van Bavel
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The Low Countries-an area roughly embracing the present-day Netherlands and Belgium-formed a patchwork of varied economic and social development in the Middle Ages, with some regions displaying a remarkable dynamism. Manors and Markets charts the history... (read more)

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Madam Prime Minister
Madam Prime Minister
by Gro Harl Brundtland
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One of the world's leading woman politicians tells her inspiring story At forty-one, Gro Harlem Brundtland, physician and mother of four, was appointed prime minister of Norway-the youngest person and the first woman ever to hold that office. In this... (read more)

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Democracy and Citizenship in Scandinavia
Democracy and Citizenship in Scandinavia
by Jorgen Gou Andersen
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Major changes in citizenship and democracy have taken place in Scandinavia within the last two decades. Participation in conventional forms of politics has declined markedly, and political parties and trade unions are being questioned. Instead... (read more)

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When Ways of Life Collide: Multiculturalism & Its Discontent
When Ways of Life Collide: Multiculturalism & Its Discontent
by Paul Sniderman
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In 2004, Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was brutally murdered on a busy Amsterdam street. His killer was Mohammed Bouyeri, a twenty-six-year-old Dutch Moroccan offended by van Gogh's controversial film about Muslim suppression of women. The Dutch... (read more)

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The Hidden Life of Otto Frank
The Hidden Life of Otto Frank
by Carol Ann Lee
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Carol Ann Lee’ s impeccably researched portrait The Hidden Life of Otto Frank brings into sharp focus every facet of the extraordinary life, both charmed and cursed, of Otto Frank, the father of the most famous young girl of the twentieth century... (read more)

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Even in Sweden: Racisms, Racialized Spaces, and the Popular Geographical Imagination
Even in Sweden: Racisms, Racialized Spaces, and the Popular Geographical Imagination
by Allan Pred
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Allan Pred writes compellingly about the reawakening of racism throughout Europe at the end of the twentieth century--even in Sweden, a country widely regarded as the very model of social justice and equality. Many thousands of non-European and Muslim... (read more)

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Mannerheim: President, Soldier, Spy
Mannerheim: President, Soldier, Spy
by Jonathan Clements
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"An exemplary and generously illustrated account; it incorporates new historical material, and he describes the journey as if he had been there."—The Times Literary Supplement Gustaf Mannerheim was one of the greatest figures of the twentieth... (read more)

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Swedish Mentality
Swedish Mentality
by Ake Daun
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Is there a distinctly Swedish national character? Are Swedes truly shy, unemotional, conflict-avoiding, melancholy, and dour? Swedish Mentality, the English translation of the hugely successful book published in Sweden in 1989, considers the reality... (read more)

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In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream
In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream
by Eric Dregni
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Eric Dregni’s great-grandfather Ellef fled Norway in 1893 when it was the poorest country in Europe. More than one hundred years later, his great-grandson traveled back to find that—mostly due to oil and natural gas discoveries—it is... (read more)

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Murder in Amsterdam: Liberal Europe, Islam and the Limits of Tolerance
Murder in Amsterdam: Liberal Europe, Islam and the Limits of Tolerance
by Ian Buruma
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In 2004, the celebrated and controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was shot and killed by an Islamic extremist for making a movie that insulted the prophet Mohammed. Buruma returned to his native land to investigate the shocking event and its larger... (read more)

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Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli Gardens
by Harry Benson
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Situated on seventeen acres in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark, Tivoli Gardens is one of the world's most spectacular and popular amusement parks. Comprised of a lush public garden, theme park, food and shopping mecca, and performing arts center, Tivoli... (read more)

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Provo: Amsterdam's Anarchist Revolt
Provo: Amsterdam's Anarchist Revolt
by Richard Kempton
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The first English-language history of Provo, the legendary Dutch insurrectional movement of the mid-1960s.... (read more)

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Daily Life in Rembrandt's Holland (Daily Life)
Daily Life in Rembrandt's Holland (Daily Life)
by Paul Zumthor
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A clear and well-informed account of Dutch society in the seventeenth century.... (read more)

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Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric
Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric
by Veronica Buckley
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She was born on a bitterly cold December night in 1626 and, in the candlelight, mistakenly declared a boy. On her father's death six years later, she inherited the Swedish throne. She was tutored by Descartes, yet could swear like the roughest soldier... (read more)

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Northern Europe: An Environmental History
Northern Europe: An Environmental History
by Tamara Whited
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Of interest to students and academics alike, this book provides a much-needed synthesis of the recent literature on northern Europe's environmental history. Beginning with the Paleolithic period and the recolonization of Europe after the Ice Age, this... (read more)

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The Beggar and the Professor: A Sixteenth-Century Family Saga
The Beggar and the Professor: A Sixteenth-Century Family Saga
by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
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From a wealth of vivid autobiographical writings, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie reconstructs the extraordinary life of Thomas Platter and the lives of his sons. With masterful erudition, Le Roy Ladurie deepens and expands the historical contexts of these... (read more)

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