Scandinavia in the Early Modern World

Introducing English-language students to early modern Scandinavia, this book provides a history of Scandinavia in the broader sense, including Denmark, Norway and Sweden, but also Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands as well as a grounding in political, social and economic trends across class, race and gender structures.

This book transcends the national divides and includes the history of Sápmi, a topic sorely lacking from current literature on Scandinavian history, as well as providing information on the Scandinavian early modern empires, including Greenland, West Africa, the Americas and India, and discusses Scandinavian participation in larger trading trends. The chapters cover topics including political systems, economy, population and labour, trade, religion, military, science, learning and enlightenment and Empire.

Scandinavia in the Early Modern World provides an essential text for all students of early modern Scandinavia and early modern global history more broadly.