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REFERENCE AND COMPANION BOOKS
The Cambridge History of Scandinavia: Volume 2, 1520-1870 by
Call Number: eBook; also available in printISBN: 9781139031639Publication Date: 2016The Cambridge History of Scandinavia: Volume 1, Prehistory To 1520 by
Call Number: eBook; also available in printISBN: 9781139053570Publication Date: 2008Encyclopedia of Nordic Crime Fiction: Works and Authors of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden since 1967 by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781476622774Publication Date: 2016Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780810878990Publication Date: 2013Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater by
Call Number: TC Wilson Library General Collection PT7017 .S53 2006ISBN: 9780810855632Publication Date: 2006
SCHOLARLY WEBSITES
- Nordics.infoScholarly website from Aarhus University with articles, podcasts, videos, biographic information, and more.
- History of Afro-SwedesFrom the Swedish Världskulturmuseerna (The National Museums of World Culture)
- History of Nordic Women’s LiteratureIncludes thematic articles and biographical information
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