"The overarching aim of The Sheep People is to examine what happens to the understanding of past societies when animals are perceived as sentient beings, agents with the ability to impact human lives.
In Vox regis: Royal Communication in High Medieval Norway, David Bregaint examines how the Norwegian monarchy gradually managed to infiltrate Norwegian society through the development of a communicati
All groups tell stories about their beginnings. Such tales are oft-repeated, finely wrought, and usually much beloved. Among those institutions most in need of an impressive creation account is the st
Almost the sole written record of the early kingdom of Norway are a number of different sagas of Norwegian kings, says Ghosh (medieval social and economic history, Oxford U.), but it has only been ove
This is the history of how two countries on the northern edge of Europe built societies in the twentieth century that became objects of inspiration and envy around the world. Francis Sejersted, one of
This thorough introduction to modern-day Norway and Norwegian culture shows the impact a small country can have on the world in terms of peace building, environmental issues, technological innovation
This book applies a legal anthropological framework to high medieval Norwegian history. It formulates the question of state formation in a new and challenging way by showing how the king a substantial
A Nazi collaborator, Vidkin Quisling was installed as prime minister of Norway by the Germans in 1942; after the war he was convicted of high treason and executed. Alexandra Andreevna Voronine Yourief
Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sen
H. Arnold Barton investigates Norwegian political and cultural influences in Sweden during the period of the Swedish-Norwegian dynastic union from 1814 to 1905.????????????Although closely related in