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Scandinavian Studies Rasmus Glenthøj and Morten nordhagen Ottosen. 1814--Krig, nederlag, frihed. copenhagen: Gads forlag, 2014. Pp. 392. the 200th anniversary of the tumultuous year of 1814, in which norway passed from danish to Swedish affiliation, had truly pan-Scandinavian implications. all three Scandinavian core countries were transformed by the napoleonic Wars, during which the great powers redrew the map of europe. For norway, in particular, 1814 turned into an important stepping stone on the way toward the democratic nation-state of the twentieth century. it is not surprising, therefore, that norwegians were especially engaged in the commemoration of the bicentennial. in spite of the pan-Scandinavian nature of the events of 1814, historians have often analyzed them in national terms. By contrast, danish historian Rasmus Glenthøj and his norwegian colleague Morten nordhagen Ottosen have collaborated to produce a multifaceted study published in largely coinciding danish and norwegian editions, as well as in a less amply illustrated english version. this duality assured a consistent alignment of norwegian and danish developments, further enhanced by both authors' well-established familiarity with wider Scandinavian developments. Glenthøj and Ottosen set out to rejoin two histories that had been divided by subsequent national differentiation. this transnational focus makes
Scandinavian Studies – Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study
Published: Apr 6, 2016
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