The Story of Scandinavia: From the Vikings to Social Democracy by Stein Ringen
The Story of Scandinavia: From the Vikings to Social Democracy
Author: Stein Ringen | Narrator: Chris Courtenay
14/09/23 | English | ASIN: B0BVWFXGDQ | 22 hrs 32 mins | M4B & MP3 @126 kbps
1.23 GB | Unabridged | Retail
Author: Stein Ringen | Narrator: Chris Courtenay
14/09/23 | English | ASIN: B0BVWFXGDQ | 22 hrs 32 mins | M4B & MP3 @126 kbps
1.23 GB | Unabridged | Retail
Scandinavian history has been one of dramatic discontinuities of collapse and restarts, from the Viking Age to the Age of Perpetual War to the modern age. For a thousand years, the Scandinavian countries were kingdoms of repression where monarchs played the game of being European powers, at the expense of their own populations.
The brand we now know as "Scandinavia" is a recent invention. During most of its history, Denmark and Sweden, and to some degree Norway, were bloody enemies. These sentiments of enmity have not been fully settled. Under the surface of collaboration remain undercurrents of hatred, envy, contempt and pity.
What does it mean today to be Scandinavian? For the author, whose identity is Scandinavian but whose life is European, this masterly history is a personal exploration and a narrative of compelling scope.
PDF companion included.