Stockholm [[electronic resource] ] : A Cultural History
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| Autore: |
Griffiths Tony
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| Titolo: |
Stockholm [[electronic resource] ] : A Cultural History
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 948.7/3 |
| 948.73 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Stockholm (Sweden) -- History |
| Stockholm (Sweden) -- Social life and customs | |
| Sweden -- History | |
| Sweden -- Social life and customs | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 PASTChapter 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 center of both technical and social innovation. While the city has suffered more than its fair share of misfortune, |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Stockholm |
| ISBN: | 0-19-974499-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910456299703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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