Reviews for Sweden:nation's History-enlarged

The average rating for Sweden:nation's History-enlarged based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-09-09 00:00:00 Keith Wellman This is a very comprehensive account of Swedish history. Scott uses a methodical approach, covering in succession the political, economic, and cultural history of a particular era before moving on to the next. This gives the book more of an academic/textbook feel, so if you're looking for a quick, light overview, this certainly isn't it. While I enjoyed getting the full picture, I have to admit that even as someone who enjoys some fairly dense historical reading, this was a slog to get through. Overall, I think this is a good - and from my investigations one of only a few - sources for an end-to-end history of Sweden written in English, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it to the causal reader who's just looking to get a flavor of the nation's history prior to a vacation trip, etc.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-11-10 00:00:00 Amber Brookins everything one needs to know about mitt hemland sverige... from formation of the freakin' land to the multicultural immigration of the late 80s. [personally, the bit about how and why the iron is the purest iron in all the land is my favourite bit.]