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<p>Hidden in the margins of history books, classical literature, and thousands of years of stories, myths and legends, through to contemporary literature, TV and film, there is a diverse and other-worldly super community of queer heroes to discover, learn from, and celebrate.<br/><br/>Be captivated by stories of forbidden love like Patroclus & Achilles (explored in Madeleine Miller's bestseller <i>Song of Achilles</i>), join the cult of Antinous (inspiration for Oscar Wilde), get down with pansexual god Set in Egyptian myth, and fall for Zimbabwe's trans God Mawi. And from modern pop-culture, through Dan Jones's witty, upbeat style, learn more about 90s fan obsessions <i>Xena: Warrior Princess</i> and <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i>, Neil Gaiman's <i>American Gods</i> and the BBC's <i>Doctor Who</i>.<br/><br/><i>Queer </i><i>Heroes of Myth & Legend </i>brings to life characters who are romantic, brave, mysterious, and always fantastical. It is a magnificent celebration of queerness through the ages in all its legendary glory.</p>

"En utmärkt bok för våra utländska vänner." Bibliotekstjänst<br/><br/>Turistboom! Våra svenska traditioner äntligen på engelska. Perfekt bok för turister såväl som för utländska gäster och vänner.<br/><br/>Här berättas om Lucia, Midsommar, Jul, Nationaldagen, Påsk, Våffeldagen och årets övriga svenska traditioner. Här finns förstås hela julhelgen med bilder av bl a Carl Larsson. Författaren skriver lärorikt och personligt om typiskt svenska traditioner en del ursvenska och om de traditioner vi delar med andra men med vår egen svenska utformning.<br/><br/>Rikt illustrerad med bilder och fotografier av den vackra svenska naturen.<br/><br/>Även recept på några klassiska svenska maträtter.<br/><br/>IN ENGLISH:<br/><br/>Did you know that . . .<br/><br/>Swedes cannot celebrate Christmas without Swedish ginger snaps and saffron buns?<br/><br/>Swedish children dress up as witches and beg for money at Easter?<br/><br/>Lucia Midsummer Christmas Sweden s National Day Easter Waffle Day<br/><br/>are all presented here together with the other annual Swedish traditions. Of course the Christmas holidays are included, with illustrations by Carl Larsson and others.<br/><br/>The author has written a personal, informative and entertaining presentation of typical Swedish customs some of which are ancient and the traditions which Swedes share with others often with our very own Swedish adaptations.<br/><br/>Richly illustrated with pictures and photographs of Sweden's beautiful nature, including recipes for some of Sweden s most classic traditional dishes.<br/><br/>The author Jan-Öjvind Swahn is one of Sweden s most renowned scholars in cultural history studies, and he is Professor Emeritus in Folkloristics.

<p>Svenska kungar och drottningar - på engelska!</p><p>I Kings and queens of Sweden presenteras svenska regenter från Gustav Vasa och fram till dagens kungahus. Bokens tyngdpunkt ligger på de moderna kungligheterna. Boken även en kortfattad SVENSK HISTORIA - från istid till Spotify - och en presentation av de elva kungliga slotten.</p><p>Här får du lära känna kung Carl XVI Gustaf, drottning Silvia, kronprinsessan Victoria, prins Carl Philip och prinsessan Madeleine och deras familjer. Du får läsa om deras uppväxt, intressen, sociala engagemang, bröllop, barn.</p><p>Boken innehåller minibiografier om Sveriges regenter från Gustav Vasa till Gustav VI Adolf. Det är historier om makt, krig, familjefejder, älskarinnor. Följ släktband och uppgörelser fram till vår moderna kungafamilj. </p><p>Boken presenterar också de elva KUNGLIGA SLOTTEN, bland annat Drottningholms slott, Stockholms slott, Ulriksdals slott, Haga slott och Gripsholms slott. </p><p>Boken är rikt illustrerad med fotografier och målningar i färg.</p><p>PETER OLAUSSON har tidigare skrivit böcker om Sveriges historia. ADRIENNE BÖNNELYCHE är reporter på Svensk Damtidning. MATTIAS HENRIKSON är författare till böcker om Stockholm.</p><p></p><p>IN ENGLISH:</p><p>Royalty and History!   </p><p>THE REGENTS OF SWEDEN from Gustav Vasa to our present king Carl XVI Gustaf presented here together with a short survey of Sweden's history from the ice age to Spotify.     </p><p>Learn about our modern royal family: King Carl XVI Gustaf Queen Silvia Crown Princess Victoria Prince Carl Philip Princess Madeleine . . . and their families. Read about their upbringing, social involvement and duties, their weddings, children. With quotations and wonderful illustrations. </p><p>Mini-biographies from Gustav Vasa to Gustaf VI Adolf, as well as the struggles for power, wars, family feuds and mistresses . . . Follow family relationships and agreements up until our modern royal family today.</p><p>The eleven ROYAL PALACES AND CASTLES are also presented here, including Drottningholm Palace, the Royal Palace of Stockholm, Ulriksdal Palace, Haga Palace and Gripsholm Castle. Most of the palaces are open to tourists.</p><p></p>

Aphrodite - The Making Of A Goddess [Bok / Häftad]

Hrefna Róbertsdóttir, historian, explores economic thought in Iceland and Denmark in the 18th century and relates it to local wool production in Iceland in the second half of the century. In the process, she sheds new light on 18th-century society and draws attention to various economic, social and moral aspects of manufacturing. Ultimately, she views the introduction of manufacturing in the 18th century as internal utilisation within the old order, rather than as a harbinger of the future changes and industrialisation of the 19th century. Wool and Society Manufacturing Policy, Economic Thought and Local Production in 18th-century Iceland is a doctoral thesis in history, submitted to the Department of History at the University of Lund in Sweden.

Tyresö Palace is a stately home south of Stockholm, owned by the Nordic Museum. Today it is encircled by urban expansion, yet it dominates the surroundings with its beautiful location at the highest point of a peninsula in the inner archipelago. The present palace was originally built in the 1630s, but the interior that visitors meet today shows what it looked like as a private country residence around 1900. The book tells about the history of the site, of the buildings and parks, and also about owners, servants and visiting artists.

The book tells the story of how the main building of the Nordic Museum came to be and also about selected architectural details and qualities. The publication is a new edition of the chapter Museibygget in the book Nordiska museet under 125 år from 1998.