Bøger udgivet af Nordic Academic Press

Vasa II Part 1 presents more than a thousand finds of wood, metal, and cloth from the most complete rig to survive from before 1800. The unique finds form the basis for a complete reconstruction of the rig of a large warship of the 1620s and paint a vivid picture of ship-handling in the Age of Sail.

This book stresses the importance of historical actors and re-engages with their actions from fresh perspectives.

Aimed at students and academics alike, this book offers new empirical research, which engages critically with key concepts in media history today.

Literary scholar Camilla Storskog investigates how classics with Scandinavian orgin have been reinterpreted as comics. The adaptations have been neglected, and Storskog shows how literary works, plays, and films have crossed boundaries of language and media, speaking to new new contexts with their own aesthetic, technical, and narrative qualities.

In this carefully curated volume, internationally renowned historians have come together to explore the interconnected perspectives of gender, materiality, and politics.

Constant change and expansion have been the hallmarks of Swedish art history as an academic discipline since the first university chairs were established a hundred years ago. The contributors elaborate on art history research and teaching at Swedish universities, but also at related institutions.

International migration and mobility have implications for many sectors in society, including the museum sector. The museum sector needs, more than ever, to address issues that transcend national borders. This book contributes to the discussion about how museums can improve their engagement in issues of migration and becoming more inclusive.

An in-depth analysis of political organisation and democratization during the crucial 1860-1920 period in Sweden and Germany, this book centres on the formation of liberalism. It argues that despite ideology's individualistic traits, its followers chose to compromise between individual and collective action.

This look into the transformation of the Swedish welfare state through changes in the structure and content of Swedish educational broadcasting provides new insights into how media education fostered political and social change and reflected the changes of government policies as well as the cultural transformation of Swedish society.

Focusing primarily on the individual professional in today's Nordic public-sector organisations, this book describes everyday problems experienced by individuals in official positions. The analysis examines current trends such as rising rates of sick leave, mental burnout, decreasing resources, and constant demand for professional improvement.

Addressing the important perspectives on xenotransplantation and human embryonic stem cell research, this book explores both the enthusiastic proponents and vehement resistance to these new biomedical technologies.