The dream of the North : : a cultural history to 1920 / / Peter Fjagesund.

Northern Europe and North America have dominated the world stage for more than two centuries. Using a wide range of sources, this book provides the first coherent account from a multi-national perspective of the ideas and perceptions that, from the Renaissance onwards, fueled the North’s rise to pro...

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Superior document:Studia Imagologica ; 23
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Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam, Netherlands : : Rodopi,, 2014.
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Studia imagologica ; 23.
Physical Description:1 online resource (569 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Finding a Footing: The North before 1700
  • Preparing for Take-Off : The Early Eighteenth Century
  • The Great Watershed: 1750–1790
  • Fastening the Grip: 1790–1830
  • The Northern Heyday: 1830–1880
  • The Closing Circle: 1880–1920
  • Postscript
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Note on the Author.