Section 1. The crisis and renewal of monarchy -- section 2. The transformation of political debate -- section 3. Commercial interests and politics in Scandinavia, 1730-1815 -- section 4. The shifting boundaries of political participation
Summary
The 'Age of Revolution' is a term seldom used in Scandinavian historiography, despite the fact that Scandinavia was far from untouched by the late eighteenth-century revolutions in Europe and America. Presenting the latest research on political culture in Scandinavia, this volume with twenty-seven contributions focuses on four key aspects: the crisis of monarchy; the transformation in political debate; the emerging influence of commercial interest in politics; and the shifting boundaries of political participation. Generously illustrated throughout, this book will introduce non-Scandinavian re
