Scandinavian Studies: History
Virtual presence for attendees and those interested in the annual meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study. Books on sale, University of Minnesota Press information, and more.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS: 40% OFF BOOKS
All books below are 40% off using code MNSASS23. Code expires July 1, 2023.
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Swedish-American Borderlands New Histories of Transatlantic Relations Dag Blanck and Adam Hjorthén, Editors 2021 Spring
- Reframing Swedish–American relations by focusing on contacts, crossings, and convergences beyond migration
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Pictures of Longing Photography and the Norwegian–American Migration Sigrid Lien 2018 Fall
- Haunting and revealing photographs sent home by Norwegian immigrants in America as visual document and collective expression of the emigrant experience
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From America to Norway IV Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters 1838–1914, Volume IV: Indexes Orm Øverland, Editor 2018 Spring
- The experience of early Norwegian-American immigrants, told in their letters home—now discoverable in an extensive index
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From America to Norway III Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters 1838-1914, Volume III: 1893-1914 Orm Øverland, Editor 2016 Fall
- The experience of early Norwegian–American immigrants, told in their letters home
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Myths of the Rune Stone Viking Martyrs and the Birthplace of America David M. Krueger 2015 Fall
- Why the Kensington Rune Stone myth matters to American culture
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From America to Norway II Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters 1838-1914, Volume II: 1871-1892 Orm Øverland, Editor 2015 Spring
- The experience of early Norwegian-American immigrants, told in their letters home
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Vikings across the Atlantic Emigration and the Building of a Greater Norway, 1860–1945 Daron W. Olson 2012 Fall
- The making of a Greater Norway, in which both the homeland and its emigrants belong
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Whiskey Breakfast My Swedish Family, My American Life Richard C. Lindberg 2011 Fall
- A poignant, multigenerational tale of the Swedish-American experience for two disparate Chicago families
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German Autumn Stig Dagerman 2011 Fall
- The first U.S. edition of Dagerman’s account of postwar life in Germany
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The Fall of the King Johannes V. Jensen 2011 Fall
- The masterpiece of one of Scandinavia’s preeminent literary figures and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
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Journeys from Scandinavia Travelogues of Africa, Asia, and South America, 1840—2000 Elisabeth Oxfeldt 2010 Spring
- How Scandinavians perceive and portray encounters with the non-European Other
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Up in the Rocky Mountains Writing the Swedish Immigrant Experience Jennifer Eastman Attebery 2007 Spring
- How Swedish immigrants became Westerners and Americans, as shown through their letters home
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A History of the Swedish People: Volume II Volume II Vilhelm Moberg 2005 Spring
- A revealing and entertaining account of Sweden’s past
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A History of the Swedish People: Volume I Volume I Vilhelm Moberg 2005 Spring
- The captivating early history of Sweden
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They Took My Father Finnish Americans in Stalin’s Russia Mayme Sevander and Laurie Hertzel 2004 Spring
- A riveting memoir of one family’s struggle under a totalitarian regime
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From America to Norway I Norwegian–American Immigrant Letters 1838-1914, Volume I: 1838-1870 Orm Øverland, Editor 2013 Spring
- The experience of early Norwegian–American immigrants, told in their letters home