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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808718503321

Titolo

Scandinavia in the age of revolution : Nordic political cultures, 1740-1820 / / edited by Pasi Ihalainen. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-351-90202-4

1-351-90203-2

1-315-24376-8

1-283-22341-4

9786613223418

0-7546-9866-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (404 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

IhalainenPasi

Disciplina

948/.04

Soggetti

Political culture - Scandinavia - History - 18th century

Political culture - Scandinavia - History - 19th century

Social change - Scandinavia - History - 18th century

Social change - Scandinavia - History - 19th century

Revolutions - History

World politics - To 1900

Scandinavia Politics and government 18th century

Scandinavia Politics and government 19th century

Scandinavia Social conditions 18th century

Scandinavia Social conditions 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. The crisis and renewal of monarchy -- section 2. The transformation of political debate -- section 3. Commercial interests and politics in Scandinavia, 1730-1815 -- section 4. The shifting boundaries of political participation.

Sommario/riassunto

The 'Age of Revolution' is a term seldom used in Scandinavian historiography, despite the fact that Scandinavia was far from untouched by the late eighteenth-century revolutions in Europe and



America. Presenting the latest research on political culture in Scandinavia, this volume with twenty-seven contributions focuses on four key aspects: the crisis of monarchy; the transformation in political debate; the emerging influence of commercial interest in politics; and the shifting boundaries of political participation. Generously illustrated throughout, this book will introduce non-Scandinavian re