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Autore: | Griffiths Tony |
Titolo: | Stockholm : a cultural history / / Tony Griffiths |
Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 pages) |
Disciplina: | 948.7/3 |
948.73 | |
Soggetto geografico: | Stockholm (Sweden) History |
Stockholm (Sweden) Social life and customs | |
Note generali: | Includes indexes. |
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 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 | |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Stockholm |
ISBN: | 0-19-974499-8 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910821683503321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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