A History of Denmark
3rd Edition
Published on 8. September 2018
262 pages
978-1-350-30711-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this introductory guide, Knud Jespersen traces the process of disintegration and reduction that helped to form the modern Danish state, and the historical roots of Denmark's international position. Beginning with the Reformation in the sixteenth century, Jespersen explains how the Denmark of today was shaped by wars, territorial losses, domestic upheavals, new methods of production, and changes in thought. Focusing on the interplay between history, politics and economics, this illuminating text offers an insider's view of Danish identity formation over the last centuries.
This engaging textbook is an ideal resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses on Danish, Scandinavian or Nordic History. Concise and accessible, it will also appeal to anyone interested in gaining a clear understanding of the development of Denmark.
This engaging textbook is an ideal resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses on Danish, Scandinavian or Nordic History. Concise and accessible, it will also appeal to anyone interested in gaining a clear understanding of the development of Denmark.
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Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-350-30711-7 (9781350307117)
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Knud J. V. Jespersen
A History of Denmark
Book
09/2018
3rd Edition
Red Globe Press
€112.90
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Person
Knud J.V. Jespersen is Professor of Modern History at the University of Southern Denmark, Denmark, and Royal Historiographer to H.M. the Queen of Denmark.
Content
Acknowledgements
Maps
Introduction: What is Denmark and Who are the Danes?
Foreign and Security Policy: From the Gatekeeper of the Baltic to a Midget State
Domestic Policy, 1500-1848: The Era of Aristocracy and Absolutism
Domestic Policy since 1848: Democracy and the Welfare State
The Church and Culture from Luther to the Present
Economic Conditions: The Old Denmark, 1500-1800
Economic Conditions: The New Denmark since 1800
The Danes: A Tribe or a Nation?
Notes
Select Bibliography
A Short Chronology
Maps
Introduction: What is Denmark and Who are the Danes?
Foreign and Security Policy: From the Gatekeeper of the Baltic to a Midget State
Domestic Policy, 1500-1848: The Era of Aristocracy and Absolutism
Domestic Policy since 1848: Democracy and the Welfare State
The Church and Culture from Luther to the Present
Economic Conditions: The Old Denmark, 1500-1800
Economic Conditions: The New Denmark since 1800
The Danes: A Tribe or a Nation?
Notes
Select Bibliography
A Short Chronology
