After the collapse of the Soviet Union, there were high hopes of Russia's ""modernisation"" and rapid political and economic integration with the EU. But now, given its own policies of national development, Russia appears to have 'limits to integration'. Today, much European pol…
Introduction -- Eastern European slave trade -- Late medieval lords and warlords -- The Northern forests -- The state and its wealth -- Conclusions: Finns, Karelians and human trafficking
In this book Jukka Korpela offers an analysis of the trade in kidnapped Finns and Karelians into slavery in Eastern Europe. Blond slaves from the north of Europe were rare luxury items in Black Sea and Caspian markets, and the high prices they commanded stimulated and sustained …
In this book Jukka Korpela offers an analysis of the trade in kidnapped Finns and Karelians into slavery in Eastern Europe. Blond slaves from the north of Europe were rare luxury items in Black Sea and Caspian markets, and the high prices they commanded stimulated and sustained …
With this guide, you'll set sail to Europe's most prosperous corner, a smorgasbord of Viking ships, deep green fjords, stave churches, brooding castles, and colorful farmhouses. Explore the sleek, modern capital cities of Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, and Tallinn. Cruis…
"With this guide, you'll set sail to Europe's most prosperous corner--a smorgasbord of Viking ships, deep green fjords, stave churches, brooding castles, and colorful farmhouses. Explore the sleek, modern capital cities of Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, and Tallinn. Crui…
Rick Steves Scandinavia
by Steves, Rick, Rick Steves' Europe, Inc
fromRick Steves' guidebook series
"Make the most of every day and every dollar. Time-lost villages and bustling cities. Ancient Viking ships and strikingly modern architecture. Breathtaking fjords, verdant forests, and over 30,000 islands... Scandinavia has all that and more. In this book, Rick Steves makes it e…
Rick Steves Scandinavia
by Steves, Rick, Rick Steves' Europe, Inc
fromRick Steves' guidebook series
"With this guide, you'll set sail to Europe's most prosperous corner--a smorgasbord of Viking ships, deep green fjords, stave churches, brooding castles, and colorful farmhouses. Explore the sleek, modern capital cities of Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, and Tallinn. Crui…
This title examines the immediate effects of Hitler's aggression towards the Scandinavian countries as well as the long-term legacies of Hitler's expansion and reach into Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland
Men Do It Too: Opting Out and In offers a timely and comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of men leaving mainstream careers models, adding to current debates on opting out. The book investigates how globalization, individualization, and this age of high modernity, in additio…