Scandinavia In The First World War

Author : Claes Ahlund
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789187121906

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Scandinavia in the First World War by Claes Ahlund Pdf

Denmark, Norway, and Sweden all managed to stay out of World War I, but all three countries were deeply affected by it. Opening with a systematically comparative introduction to the history of the Scandinavian countries during that time period, this account then presents 13 case studies examining the impact of the war on these neutral entities. From inflation and the shortage of consumer goods to widespread poverty and political unrest - not to mention the thousands of Scandinavian soldiers who participated in the war - this unique compilation 'analyzes the military and economic consequences as well as the vital political and social issues raised by the conflict.'

Author : Michael Jonas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350046368

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Scandinavia and the Great Powers in the First World War by Michael Jonas Pdf

This study is among the first works in English to comprehensively address the Scandinavian First World War experience in the larger international context of the war. It surveys the complex relationship between the belligerent great powers and Northern Europe's neutral small states in times of crisis and war. The book's overreaching rationale draws upon three underlying conceptual fields: neutrality and international law, hegemony and great power politics as well as diplomacy and policy-making of small states in the international arena. From a variety of angles, it examines the question of how neutrality was understood and perceived, negotiated and dealt with both among the Scandinavian states and the belligerent major powers, especially Britain, Germany and Russia. For a long time, the experience of neutral countries during the First World War was seen as marginal, and was overshadowed by the experiences of occupation and collaboration brought about by the Second World War. In this book, Jonas demonstrates how this perception has changed, with neutrality becoming an integral part of the multiple narratives of the First World War. It is an important contribution to the international history of the First World War, cultural-historically influenced approaches to diplomatic history and the growing area of neutrality studies.

Author : Claes Ahlund
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789187121913

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Scandinavia in the First World War by Claes Ahlund Pdf

Denmark, Norway, and Sweden all managed to stay out of World War I, but all three countries were deeply affected by it. Opening with a systematically comparative introduction to the history of the Scandinavian countries during that time period, this account then presents 13 case studies examining the impact of the war on these neutral entities. From inflation and the shortage of consumer goods to widespread poverty and political unrest - not to mention the thousands of Scandinavian soldiers who participated in the war - this unique compilation 'analyzes the military and economic consequences as well as the vital political and social issues raised by the conflict.'

Author : Michael Jonas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350046375

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Scandinavia and the Great Powers in the First World War by Michael Jonas Pdf

This study is among the first works in English to comprehensively address the Scandinavian First World War experience in the larger international context of the war. It surveys the complex relationship between the belligerent great powers and Northern Europe's neutral small states in times of crisis and war. The book's overreaching rationale draws upon three underlying conceptual fields: neutrality and international law, hegemony and great power politics as well as diplomacy and policy-making of small states in the international arena. From a variety of angles, it examines the question of how neutrality was understood and perceived, negotiated and dealt with both among the Scandinavian states and the belligerent major powers, especially Britain, Germany and Russia. For a long time, the experience of neutral countries during the First World War was seen as marginal, and was overshadowed by the experiences of occupation and collaboration brought about by the Second World War. In this book, Jonas demonstrates how this perception has changed, with neutrality becoming an integral part of the multiple narratives of the First World War. It is an important contribution to the international history of the First World War, cultural-historically influenced approaches to diplomatic history and the growing area of neutrality studies.

Author : Patrick Salmon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0521891027

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Scandinavia and the Great Powers 1890-1940 by Patrick Salmon Pdf

Survey of the changing position of all four Nordic states in twentieth-century international relations.

Author : Henrik Lundtofte,Mona Jensen,Flemming Just
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Scandinavia
ISBN : 8776742261

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War and Society in Scandinavia 1914-1950 by Henrik Lundtofte,Mona Jensen,Flemming Just Pdf

This book provides fresh insights and new perspectives on the Nordic countries after the world wars and during the Second World War. The anthology covers a wide variety of themes on 20th century war and the Nordic societies - among them food supplies and plebiscite in Schleswig after the First World War, Finnish right-wing commemoration of the civil war, Danish and Swedish trade policy before and during the Second World War, Norwegian fishing industry under German occupation 1940-45, Danish and Swedish black markets in the 1940s, discourses on crime among young people in Finland as well as German-Norwegian cultural and political rapprochement after the Second World War.

Author : Johan Östling
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781805392699

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Sweden after Nazism by Johan Östling Pdf

As a nominally neutral power during the Second World War, Sweden in the early postwar era has received comparatively little attention from historians. Nonetheless, as this definitive study shows, the war—and particularly the specter of Nazism—changed Swedish society profoundly. Prior to 1939, many Swedes shared an unmistakable affinity for German culture, and even after the outbreak of hostilities there remained prominent apologists for the Third Reich. After the Allied victory, however, Swedish intellectuals reframed Nazism as a discredited, distinctively German phenomenon rooted in militarism and Romanticism. Accordingly, Swedes’ self-conception underwent a dramatic reformulation. From this interplay of suppressed traditions and bright dreams for the future, postwar Sweden emerged.

Author : Henrik S. Nissen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : 0816611106

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Scandinavia During the Second World War by Henrik S. Nissen Pdf

Author : Marianne Stecher-Hansen
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781805394488

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Nordic War Stories by Marianne Stecher-Hansen Pdf

Situated on Europe’s northern periphery, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden found themselves caught between warring powers during World War II. Ultimately, these nations survived the conflict as sovereign states whose wartime experiences have profoundly shaped their historiography, literature, cinema and memory cultures. Nordic War Stories explores the commonalities and divergences among the five Nordic countries, examining national historiographies alongside representations of the war years in canonical literary works, travel writing, and film media. Together, they comprise a valuable companion that challenges the myth of Scandinavian homogeneity while demonstrating the powerful influence that the war continues to exert on national identities.

Author : Stig Tenold
Publisher : Springer
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Economic theory. Demography
ISBN : 9783319956398

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Norwegian Shipping in the 20th Century by Stig Tenold Pdf

This book is open access under a CC BY NC ND 4.0 license. This open access book discusses how Norwegian shipping companies played a crucial role in global shipping markets in the 20th century, at times transporting more than ten per cent of world seaborne trade. Chapters explore how Norway managed to remain competitive, despite being a high labour-cost country in an industry with global competition. Among the features that are emphasised are market developments, business strategies and political decisions The Norwegian experience was shaped by the main breaking points in 20th century world history, such as the two world wars, and by long-term trends, such as globalization and liberalization. The shipping companies introduced technological and organizational innovations to build or maintain a competitive advantage in a rapidly changing world. The growing importance of offshore petroleum exploration in the North Sea from the 1970s was both a threat and an opportunity to the shipping companies. By adapting both business strategies and the political regime to the new circumstances, the Norwegian shipping sector managed to maintain a leading position internationally.

Author : Johannes Andenæs,Olav Riste,Magne Skodvin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Norway
ISBN : UCAL:$B538286

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Norway and the Second World War by Johannes Andenæs,Olav Riste,Magne Skodvin Pdf

Author : Mirja Österberg,Henrik Stenius,Johan Östling
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789185509492

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Nordic Narratives of the Second World War by Mirja Österberg,Henrik Stenius,Johan Östling Pdf

How have the dramatic events of the Second World War been viewed in the Nordic countries? In this book leading Nordic historians analyse post-war memory and historiography. They explore the relationship between scholarly and public understandings of the war. How have national interpretations been shaped by official security-policy doctrines? And in what way has the end of the Cold War affected the Nordic narratives? The authors not only present the overarching themes that set the Nordic experience of the Second World War apart from other European narratives, but also describe the distinctive post-war characteristics of Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden. Key concepts such as national identity, memory culture, and the moral turn are placed in their Nordic context. Bringing new nuance to the post-war history of Europe, this is the first work to focus on Nordic narratives of the war, and is valuable reading for students, academics, and all who have an interest in the historiography of the Second World War or modern European history.

Author : Eli F. Heckscher,Wilhelm Keilhau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Currency question
ISBN : CUB:P101080402001

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Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland in the World War by Eli F. Heckscher,Wilhelm Keilhau Pdf

Author : Knut Helle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 942 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0521472997

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The Cambridge History of Scandinavia by Knut Helle Pdf

This volume presents a comprehensive exposition of both the prehistory and medieval history of the whole of Scandinavia. The first part of the volume surveys the prehistoric and historic Scandinavian landscape and its natural resources, and tells how man took possession of this landscape, adapting culturally to changing natural conditions and developing various types of community throughout the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. The rest - and most substantial part of the volume - deals with the history of Scandinavia from the Viking Age to the end of the Scandinavian Middle Ages (c. 1520). The external Viking expansion opened Scandinavia to European influence to a hitherto unknown degree. A Christian church organisation was established, the first towns came into being, and the unification of the three medieval kingdoms of Scandinavia began, coinciding with the formation of the unique Icelandic 'Free State'.

Author : Michael Booth
Publisher : Picador
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781250061973

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The Almost Nearly Perfect People by Michael Booth Pdf

NAMED THE #1 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, A WITTY, INFORMATIVE, AND POPULAR TRAVELOGUE ABOUT THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES AND HOW THEY MAY NOT BE AS HAPPY OR AS PERFECT AS WE ASSUME Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years, and he has grown increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view of this part of the world offered up by the Western media. In this timely book he leaves his adopted home of Denmark and embarks on a journey through all five of the Nordic countries to discover who these curious tribes are, the secrets of their success, and, most intriguing of all, what they think of one another. Why are the Danes so happy, despite having the highest taxes? Do the Finns really have the best education system? Are the Icelanders as feral as they sometimes appear? How are the Norwegians spending their fantastic oil wealth? And why do all of them hate the Swedes? In The Almost Nearly Perfect People Michael Booth explains who the Scandinavians are, how they differ and why, and what their quirks and foibles are, and he explores why these societies have become so successful and models for the world. Along the way a more nuanced, often darker picture emerges of a region plagued by taboos, characterized by suffocating parochialism, and populated by extremists of various shades. They may very well be almost nearly perfect, but it isn't easy being Scandinavian.