This dictionary and phrasebook is an essential resource when traveling to the land of Ingmar Bergman, Ikea, ABBA, the Nobel Prizes, Absolut Vodka, and Pippi Longstocking. With almost 300,000 American visitors each year, Sweden is one of the top 25 destinations for U.S. residents. A pronunciation guide and a grammar section ensure that users understand the structure of Swedish, while important contextual information will help travelers avoid embarrassing moments. The phrasebook contains 15 sections, including convenient conversion charts for clothing sizes as well as weights and measures....

In recent decades, globalization has led to increased mobility and interconnectedness. For a growing number of people, contemporary life entails new local and transnational interdependencies which transform individual and collective allegiances. Contemporary literature often reflects these changes through its exploration of migrant experiences and transcultural identities. Calling into question traditional definitions of culture, many recent works of poetry and prose fiction go beyond the spatial boundaries of a given state, emphasizing instead the mixing and collision of languages, cultures,...