»This is an important book for anyone interested in the broader impact of the Great War.« Chicago Press

Denmark, Norway, and Sweden all managed to stay out of the First World War, but all three were deeply affected by it. When the trade war and blockades came into play, the Scandinavian countries were subject to relentless pressure. Inflation and shortages of consumer goods caused widespread hardship and, ultimately, political unrest. The result was the widening social divide and bitter political divisions that marked the interwar years.

In Scandinavia in the First World War, the authors analyse aspects of the military and economic consequences of the Great War, and explore how intellectuals engaged in political propaganda and the peace movement. They also look at the experiences of the groups who came into immediate contact with the war: seamen, journalists, volunteer nurses, and thousands of Scandinavian soldiers.

With a comparative introduction to the history of the Scandinavian countries during the First World War and detailed case-studies, this volume presents a wide-ranging survey of the situation in the neutral Scandinavian states.With its cross-disciplinary approach, it touches on cultural, social, and military history, as well as literary and minority studies.


Format Inbunden Omfång 360 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Nordic Academic Press Utgivningsdatum 2012-12-06 Medverkande Gunnar Åselius Medverkande Bjarne Søndergaard Bendtsen Medverkande Nik Brandal Medverkande Eirik Brazier Medverkande Claus Bundgård Christensen Medverkande Anne Hedén Medverkande Rolf Hobson Medverkande Tom Kristiansen Medverkande Ulrik Lehrmann Medverkande Anna Nordlund Medverkande Sofi Qvarnström Medverkande Per Joserin Ringsby Medverkande Gjermund Forfang Rongved Medverkande Lina Sturfelt Medverkande Nils Arne Sørensen Medverkande Ola Tiege Medverkande Claes Ahlund ISBN 9789187121579