The Cambridge History of Scandinavia

An illustrated, authoritative history of Scandinavia from the close of the Middle Ages through to the mid-nineteenth century.

E. I. Kouri (Edited by), Jens E. Olesen (Edited by)

9780521473002, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 24 March 2016

1207 pages, 70 b/w illus. 7 maps 27 tables
23.5 x 16 x 5.7 cm, 1.95 kg

'The authors provide broad and balanced insight into all the Scandinavian societies and analyze them both comparatively and on their own terms. International readers looking for sound information on 350 years of Scandinavian history have a new handbook to consult.' Peter Thaler, Scandinavian Studies

Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of Scandinavia provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of the Scandinavian countries from the close of the Middle Ages through to the formation of the nation states in the mid-nineteenth century. Beginning in 1520, the opening chapters of the volume discuss the reformation of the Nordic states and the enormous impact this had on the social structures, cultural identities and traditions of individual countries. With contributions from 38 leading historians, the book charts the major developments that unfolded within this crucial period of Scandinavian history. Chapters address topics such as material growth and the centralisation of power in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as well as the evolution of trade, foreign policy and client states in the eighteenth century. Volume 2 concludes by discussing the new economic and social orders of the nineteenth century in connection with the emergence of the nation states.

Introduction E. I. Kouri and Jens E. Olesen
Part I: 1. The disintegration of the medieval church Martin Schwartz Lausten
2. Social, political and religious tensions Lars Olof Larsson
3. The Reformation in Denmark, Norway and Iceland Ole Peter Grell
4. The Reformation in Sweden and Finland E. I. Kouri
5. Intellectual currents Ole Peter Grell
6. The crown and the aristocracy in cooperation in Denmark Heikki Ylikangas
Part II: 7. Growth and stagnation of population and settlement Eljas Orrman
8. Economic growth and trade Knud J. V. Jespersen
9. Social consequences Knud J. V. Jespersen
Part III: 10. The internationalisation of the Baltic market Åke Sandström
11. The Dutch and the English in the Baltic, the North Sea, and the Arctic Ole Peter Grell
12. The struggle for supremacy in the Baltic between Denmark-Norway and Sweden, 1563–1721 Jens E. Olesen
13. Militarisation of Scandinavia, 1520–1870 Gunner Lind
14. Colonial empires Erik Gøbel
15. The military imperative Leon Jespersen
16. Fiscal and military developments Leon Jespersen
17. From aristocratic regime to absolutism, 1660–82 Leon Jespersen
18. The consolidation of the Nordic states: the Europeanisation of Scandinavia Leon Jespersen
19. Centre and periphery Oystein Rian
20. Religious and social regimentation Ole Peter Grell
Part IV: 21. Demography and family, c.1650–1815 Solvi Sogner
22. Economy and social conditions Dan H. Andersen and Jens Chr. V. Johansen
23. Material and popular culture Jens Chr. V. Johansen
24. The situation of the commoners, 1650–1750 Harald Gustafsson
25. Religious and intellectual currents Seppo Salminen
26. Cultural Europeanisation, court culture and aristocratic taste, c.1580–1750 Jorgen Hein
27. Architecture, literature and the arts Allan Ellenius
28. Music at the Danish and Swedish courts in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries John Bergsagel
29. Music in Scandinavia in the eighteenth century John Bergsagel
Part V: 30. Constitution and politics Panu Pulma
31. Denmark in the Napoleonic Wars, 1807–14 Ole Feldbaek
Part VI: 32. The new economic order - Scandinavia between the Congress of Vienna and the Paris Commune Torkel Jansson
33. The demographic transition during the period 1815–70: mortality decline and population growth Solvi Sogner
34. Agricultural development in Scandinavia, c.1800–50 Matti Peltonen
35. Industrial expansion Markku Kuisma
Part VII: 36. New social categories in town and country Lars-Arne Norborg
37. Social reactions at different levels Torkel Jansson
38. The beginning of the Great Emigration Lennart Limberg
39. Everyday life Jan Eivind Myhre
40. The education of new groups in society Lars Pettersson
41. Arts, architecture and literature Goran Lindahl
42. Literature Sigurd Aarnes
Part VIII: 43. The constitutional situation Torkel Jansson
44. The idea of Scandinavianism Henrik Becker-Christensen
45. The Nordic nation states: the building of the Finnish nation Hannes Saarinen
46. When Denmark became a nation state Vagn Skovgaard-Petersen
47. The Nordic nation states Silvert Langholm
48. Sweden Lars Petersen
49. Iceland, 1800–74: the emergence of the nation state Anna Agnarsdottir
Part IX: 50. From the Reformation of states and churches to the formation of nations and civic societies, 1520–1870 E. I. Kouri and Jens E. Olesen
Conclusion E. I. Kouri and Jens E. Olesen
Select bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 [HBLH], European history [HBJD]