The Shortest History Of Scandinavia by Mart Kuldkepp

Outsiders have long viewed Scandinavia as special, starting with the ancient Greeks and their myths of ultima Thule, a place 'where the Sun goes to rest'. Today, we admire Scandinavia for its universal welfare, equality, peacefulness and untouched nature - not to mention its interior design, crime literature and love of all things hygge. Yet Nordic history has had its hardships and dark periods too- pandemics, war, the expansionism of the Viking Age and the eighteenth century, alliances with Nazi Germany in World War II and a eugenics movement in the twentieth century. In The Shortest History of Scandinavia , historian Mart Kuldkepp masterfully sketches the outlines of Scandinavia's rich history - from the first known peoples of the region, who followed the ice sheet north as it retreated at the end of the last Ice Age, to the Scandinavians living in nations that are among the happiest in the world today.

Publisher:	Black Incorporated
Year:	2025
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9781760644963
Condition:	Very Good

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SKU: 1592396
Location: History