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Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity: Small Time Agents in a Global Arena
Magdalena Naum (Ed.)
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Hardback. This book presents case studies that focus on the scope and impact of Scandinavian colonial expansion in the North, Africa, Asia and America as well as within Scandinavia itself. Editor(s): Naum, Magdalena; Nordin, Jonas M. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 327 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: HD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
In Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity: Small Time Agents in a Global Arena, archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians present case studies that focus on the scope and impact of Scandinavian colonial expansion in the North, Africa, Asia and America as well as within Scandinavia itsself. They discuss early modern thinking and theories made valid and developed in early modern Scandinavia that justified and propagated participation in colonial expansion. The volume demonstrates a broad and comprehensive spectrum of archaeological, anthropological and historical research, which engages with a variation of themes relevant for the understanding of Danish and Swedish colonial history ... Read more
In Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity: Small Time Agents in a Global Arena, archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians present case studies that focus on the scope and impact of Scandinavian colonial expansion in the North, Africa, Asia and America as well as within Scandinavia itsself. They discuss early modern thinking and theories made valid and developed in early modern Scandinavia that justified and propagated participation in colonial expansion. The volume demonstrates a broad and comprehensive spectrum of archaeological, anthropological and historical research, which engages with a variation of themes relevant for the understanding of Danish and Swedish colonial history ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology
Condition
New
Weight
637g
Number of Pages
327
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461462019
SKU
V9781461462019
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Ref
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About Magdalena Naum (Ed.)
Magdalena Naum is a postdoctoral research fellow at McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge. Her previous and current research focuses on late medieval migration in the Baltic Sea area and 17th c European colonies in Northern America, particularly New England and New Sweden. She is interested in organization of colonial settlements, in perception of America among the settlers ... Read more
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