Bringing The People Back In State Building From Below In The Nordic Countries Ca 15001800 Knut Drum Mats Hallenberg Kimmo Katajala by Knut Dørum; Mats Hallenberg; Kimmo Katajala 9781000351590, 1000351599 instant download after payment.

The formation of states in early modern Europe has long been an important topic for historical analysis. Traditionally, the political and military struggles of kings and rulers were the favoured object of study for academic historians. This book highlights new historical research from Europe’s northern frontier, bringing ‘the people’ back into the discussion of state politics, presenting alternative views of political and social relations in the Nordic countries before industrialisation. The early modern period was a time that witnessed initiatives from people from many groups formally excluded from political influence, operating outside the structures of central government, and this book returns to the subject of contentious politics and state building from below.