During this course we will focus on important themes in Swedish History during the last one thousand years: the end of the Viking age and the transformation into a sovereign protestant nation, the age of empire and the geopolitical and cultural consequences of the Napoleonic period, the industrialization and mass politics of the nineteenth century, the democratization and development of the welfare state, Sweden during the second world war and the cold war and finally minorities in Sweden and the Nordic countries.
The course is divided into two modules: literature studies 3,5 credits and essay 4 credits
The course can be combined with the more in-depth course "The History of the Nordic Countries" 7.5 credits. The course can also be read completely independently.
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