Offers a comprehensive account of the agrarian history of Sweden from Neolithic times onwards. This title focuses on the men and women who cultivated the land, the technologies they developed and the way they farmed. It is useful reading for students, scholars, and indeed for those with an interest in Swedish history.

"Methods of World History" is the very first international volume to systematically address a number of methodological problems specific to the discipline named World History. The authors advocate that a considerable sharpening of the tools used for global history has to be achieved if the discipline is to deserve any serious recognition inside as well as outside academia. Each author addresses a particular question of method in her essay; discussing the problems, suggesting solutions and giving practical examples.

This book provides the first global analysis of the relationship between trade and civilisation from the beginning of civilisation until the modern era.