Acknowledgements Maps Introduction: What is Denmark and Who are the Danes? Foreign and Security Policy: From the Gatekeeper of the Baltic to a Midget State Domestic Policy, 1500-1848: The Era of Aristocracy and Absolutism Domestic Policy since 1848: Democracy and the Welfare State The Church and Culture from Luther to the Present Economic Conditions: The Old Denmark, 1500-1800 Economic Conditions: The New Denmark since 1800 The Danes: A Tribe or a Nation? Notes Select Bibliography A Short Chronology
KNUD J.V. JESPERSEN is Professor of Modern History at the University of Southern Denmark and Royal Historiographer to H.M. the Queen of Denmark.
The third edition of Knud J. V. Jespersen's History of Denmark
pairs an insider's perspective on Danish history and politics with
a keen assessment of how Denmark's domestic situation has been
affected by external, global developments. This book will be
invaluable for English speakers trying to understand how one small
country in the north Atlantic has had such an outsize influence on
the world. * Julie K. Allen, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
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Knud J. V. Jespersen's History of Denmark, now in its third
edition, is the most up-to-date comprehensive overview of Danish
history available in English. Concise and readable, it is
well-suited for both self-study and classroom use. * Mart Kuldkepp,
University College London, UK *
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