HISTORY OF DENMARK, A.
Author: Lauring, Palle
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 2004
No. of pages: 274
Illustrations: 133 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 9”x 6”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8714293064
Biblio/Bio: Index.
Code: 3010
Price: $75.00
In this smoothly flowing, highly readable narrative, Palle Lauring, a Danish author of established repute, combines the enviable knack of marshalling the facts that matter (and presenting them attractively) with the ability to maintain a refreshing twinkle in his shrewdly observant, historical eye. Twelve chapters and an appendix cover ancient history to the present.
HISTORY OF ICELAND, THE.
Author: Karlsson, Gunnar
Country: Minnesota
Language: English
Year Published: 2000
No. of pages: 418
Illustrations: 40 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 5 1/2”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 816635897
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bibl.
Code: 4023
Price: $34.50
Here, Iceland’s premier historian chronicles the age of the sagas, consulting them to describe an era without a central authority. Equating this prosperous time with the golden age of antiquity, he marks a correspondence between the Dark Ages of Europe and Iceland’s “dreary period,” which started with the loss of political independence in the late 13th century and culminated with an epoch of poverty. Karlsson also traces the rise of nationalism, as Iceland’s poor peasants broke with Denmark, while also demonstrating how 20th century Iceland has slowly caught up economically with its European neighbors. An outstanding, comprehensive survey of Iceland’s fascinating history.
HISTORY OF SWEDEN, A.
Author: Lagerqvist, Lars O.
Country: Sweden
Language: English
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 203
Illustrations: 118 Color Illustrations. 48 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 8 1/2”x 7 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9152006093
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 4527
Price: $59.50
In this richly illustrated book, Lagerqvist provides an engrossing account of the history of Sweden from the end of the Ice Age - when the first hunters arrived in the wake of the melting ice sheet - to the age of advanced technology in which we now live. The author also traces the development of Sweden from a monarchy where immense power lay in the hands of the nobility to our own popular democracy, from a poor, agrarian society to a modern industrial nation on the threshold of the post-industrial information society.
HOMETOWN FOLKS. A Finnish-American Saga
Author: Carlson, Gerald F
Country: Minnesota
Language: English
Year Published: 1997
No. of pages: 168
Illustrations: 18 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9”x 6”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 878391150
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 4404
Price: $12.95
This saga follows the Carlson family from the paternal grandparents in the1850s through the present. Family records, photos, and oral storytelling provide insight into raising a family of 14 children, while touching stories reveal the difficult struggles of resettling in Minnesota during the cold, harsh winters.
IMAGES OF ANCESTORS.
Author: Højte, Jakob Munk, ed
Country: Denmark
Language: English/ German
Year Published: 2002
No. of pages: 309
Illustrations: 150 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 10”x 7”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8772889489
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bibl.
Code: 5444
Price: $59.50
To achieve status in the classical world, a certain intimacy with one’s ancestors was essential. By referring to the illustrous exploits and qualities of his forebears, a man could strengthen his position in society. If his origins lacked sufficient glory, he could contruct a family tree and testify to its authenticity through the judicious use of portraits and legendary allusions. In this volume, eleven internationally recognized scholars analyze the artistic, social and political significance of ancestral representation in ancient Greece, Etruria and Rome.