Sweden (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Cultural and Historical Portrait of a Northern Kingdom, from Landscapes and Monarchy to Civic Life and National IdentityBy Victor Alfred Nilsson
Length14h 7m
About this audiobook
Victor Alfred Nilsson's Sweden offers a compact yet richly textured portrait of a nation defined by northern landscapes, disciplined civic life, and a long historical memory. Written in the tradition of early twentieth-century cultural-geographical studies, the book blends descriptive travel writing with social observation, moving from scenery and settlement to customs, industry, education, and national character. Its style is lucid, orderly, and explanatory, intended not merely to inform but to interpret Sweden for readers encountering it from abroad. Nilsson writes with the authority of one deeply conversant with Swedish society and its historical self-understanding. His perspective suggests both affection and analytical distance: he is attentive to the country's rural foundations, Lutheran inheritance, constitutional development, and modernizing energies. Such concerns reflect an author interested in how a small northern kingdom fashioned a coherent national identity while negotiating the pressures of modern Europe. This book is recommended for readers of Scandinavian history, travel literature, and cultural studies. Though concise, it rewards attention as a document of interpretation, revealing not only Sweden itself but also how Sweden wished—or could be made—to appear to the wider world.
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- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
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Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length14 hrs 7 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 30, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Sweden (Annotated)
2Sweden
3INTRODUCTION
4CHAPTER III The Viking Age[6]—Ansgar, the Apostle of Sweden
5CHAPTER VI Unionism versus Patriotism—Margaret, Engelbrekt and Charles Knutsson
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6CHAPTER VIII Revolution and Reformation—Gustavus Vasa
7CHAPTER X Period of Political Grandeur—Gustavus II. Adolphus
8CHAPTER XI Period of Political Grandeur—Queen Christine
9CHAPTER XIII Period of Political Grandeur—Charles XII
10CHAPTER XIV Period of Liberty[44]—The Aristocratic Republic
11CHAPTER XVI The Constitutional Monarchy—Charles XIII. and the early Bernadottes
12CHAPTER XVII Parliamentary Reform—Charles XV
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