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 industrialization.

Title: Bringing the People Back In: State Building from Below in the Nordic Countries ca. 1500-1800

Series: Routledge Research in Early Modern History

Editors: Knut Dørum, Mats Hallenberg and Kimmo Katajala

(Routledge, 2021), 378 p.