Scandinavia: A History of the Napoleonic Era to the Third Millennium

This work is a compact, briskly-written introduction to the history, politics and culture of Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark, from the Napoleonic era to the present. It aims to diminish national stereotypes. It describes the salient events and personalities, including artists, musicians and intellectuals such as Ibsen, Bergman, Kierkegaard, Munch and Sibelius.