| Description |
1 online resource (173 pages) |
| Contents |
'Long peace', neutrality and Sweden-Norway's foreign policy, 1794-1856 / Leos Müller -- How small states manage to stay out of wars : explaining Sweden's 200 years of peace / Jacob Westberg -- Swedish peace movements and the breakup of the forced union between Sweden and Norway in 1905 / Fredrik Egefur -- The Swedish Lotta Movement and its neighbours : navigating neutrality, peace building and women's issues in the twentieth century / Anne Hedén -- The quest for neutrality : Sweden, Finland and the language question in a Cold War context / Janne Väistö -- No peace without equality : the 'North-South conflict' and its effects on Sweden, the Netherlands and West Germany / Christopher Seiberlich |
| Summary |
"Since 1814 Sweden has avoided involvement in armed conflicts and carried out policies of non-alignment in peacetime and neutrality during war. Even though the Swedish government often describes Sweden as a 'nation of peace', in 2004 the 200-year anniversary of that peace passed by with barely any attention. Despite its extraordinary longevity, research about the Swedish experience of enduring peace is underdeveloped. 200 Years of Peace places this long period of peace in broader academic and public discussions surrounding claimed Swedish exceptionality as it is represented in the nation's social policies, expansive welfare state, eugenics, gender equality programs, and peace"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Articles are the results of a workshop hosted by the Hans Blix Centre for the History of International Relations at Stockholm University during spring 2020 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 21, 2022) |
| Subject |
Neutrality -- Sweden
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HISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia.
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HISTORY / Europe / Nordic Countries
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Diplomatic relations
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Neutrality
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Sweden -- Foreign relations -- 19th century
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Sweden -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
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Sweden -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
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Sweden
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Biltekin, Nevra, editor.
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Müller, Leos, 1962- editor.
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Petersson, Magnus, 1972- editor.
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| LC no. |
2022018486 |
| ISBN |
1800735901 |
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9781800735903 |
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