Stockholm - A Cultural History

Klappentext Situated on one of the world's most beautiful harbors! Stockholm has set the benchmark for civilized urban living since the time of the Vikings. Tony Griffiths reveals a city of power! intrigue! and murder; of scientists and investors; and a sensual city! home of Greta Garbo and the sm rg sbord. Its medieval period saw the Vasa dynasty turn a small town into the capital of a dominant European power and a major trading port. In the Napoleonic era! Stockholm established itself as a center of both technical and social innovation. While the city has suffered more than its fair share of misfortune! Stockholm's cultural and commercial elite transformed it into a community which now welcomes innovation and spreads the fruits of its achievements far beyond its borders.

Product details

• Authors: Tony Griffiths
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.07.2009, delayed
• EAN: 9780195386387
• ISBN: 978-0-19-538638-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Cityscapes (Hardcover); Cityscapes (Hardcover)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History