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Autore |
Griffiths Tony |
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Titolo |
Stockholm : a cultural history / / Tony Griffiths |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 pages) |
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Soggetti |
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Stockholm (Sweden) History |
Stockholm (Sweden) Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction: TOURING THE TERRAIN; Chapter One: A BEAUTIFUL, HUNGRY LANDSCAPE: APPROACHING STOCKHOLM; Chapter Two: MURKY ENDS: A HISTORY OF ASSASSINATION; Chapter Three: FEARFUL LINGO: MUTUAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS; Chapter Four: MONEY, MONEY, MONEY: INDUSTRIALISTS AND PHILANTHROPISTS; Chapter Five: STARS AND SLY BITCHES: STOCKHOLM AND CINEMA; Chapter Six: A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT: SEX, GENDER AND EQUALITY; Chapter Seven: THE SYSTEM: CONFORMITY, CONTROL AND THE DEMON DRINK; Chapter Eight: FAIRYTALE KINGS AND DANCING QUEENS: THE MONARCHY |
Chapter Nine: CITY OF BLOOD: STOCKHOLM'S TRAGIC PAST; Chapter Ten: THE NOBEL PRIZES: DOING IT FOR ME; Chapter Eleven: NORTHERN NECROPOLIS: DEATH AND DYING; Chapter Twelve: LUST: HOW STOCKHOLMERS ENJOY THEMSELVES; FURTHER READING; INDEX OF LITERARY & HISTORICAL NAMES; INDEX OF PLACES & LANDMARKS |
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Situated on one of the world's most beautiful harbors, Stockholm has set the benchmark for civilized urban living since the time of the Vikings. Tony Griffiths reveals a city of power, intrigue, and murder; of scientists and investors; and a sensual city, home of Greta Garbo and the smorgasbord. Its medieval period saw the Vasa dynasty turn a small town into the capital of a dominant European power and a major trading port. In the Napoleonic era, Stockholm established itself as a |
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center of both technical and social innovation. |
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