Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction. Trade and Cultures 1
5. 1. Vikings, Slavs, and Balts 9
6. 2. The Christian Mission and the Settlement of the Land 28
7. 3. The Hanseatic League and the Monarchies 52
8. 4. The Reformation and the Nordic Renaissance 87
9. 5. Swedish Dominance 117
10. 6. The Rise of Russia 145
11. 7. Nordic Romanticism 183
12. 8. Revolutions and New States 222
13. 9. Sovietization versus Welfare States 262
14. 10. Transformation and EU Integration 301
15. Conclusion 326
16. Place Name Concordance 331
17. Notes 337
18. References 355
19. Acknowledgments 397
20. Illustration Credits 399
21. Index 401