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A journey of discovery though two millennia of Scandinavia's history, culture and society, "told with deep knowledge and an intoxicating passion" (BBC). -- Scandinavians is also a personal investigation, with award-winning author Robert Ferguson as the ideal companion as he explores wide-ranging topics such as the power and mystique of Scandinavian women, from the Valkyries to the Vikings; from Nora and Hedda to Garbo and Bergman. This digressive technique is familiar from the writings of W.G. Sebald, and in Ferguson's hands it is deployed with particular felicity, accessibility, and…
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5 editions- Audiobook · English · 2017Tantor Audio · 9781541405554
- Other · English · 2017Overlook Press · 455 pages · 9781468314823
- Other · English · 2017Head of Zeus · 480 pages · 9781781858950
- Other · English · 2016Head of Zeus · 480 pages · 9781781858943
- Other · English · 2016Head of Zeus · 480 pages · 9781781858936
Social conditionsPolitics and governmentHistoryScandinavia, historyScandinaviansNew York Times reviewedScandinavia -- HistoryScandinavia -- Social conditions