The Land and People of Norway - 0060205733
Author: Claudette Charbonneau and Patricia Lander
Title: The Land and People of Norway
Edition: First Edition
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240 Pages
ISBN: 0-06-020573-3
DCN: 948.1-dc20
Publisher: HarperCollins
Location: New York
Pub. Date: © 1992
Language: English
Subjects: Norway--Juvenile literature
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Dust Jacket: Yes
List Price: US$18.00
Summary: Introduces the history, geography, people, culture,
government, and economy of Norway.
Synopsis: Examines the Scandinavian country's geography, society, politics, culture, and traditions, placing them within the context of Norway's history.
Contents:
- Norway: top of Europe
- The people of Norway
- The West
- The East and Southernmost Norway
- Mid and North Norway
- The Age of the Vikings (793-1066)
- Founding the Kingdom
- The Saga Kings
- Four Hundred Years' Night
- Reestablishing nationhood
- World Wars I and II
- Democratic traditions
- Government and international relations
- Holidays
- Literature, art, and music
- Sports and exploration
- Debating the future
Library of Congress Card Catalog
LC control no.: | 91035029 |
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Type of material: | Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) |
Personal name: | Charbonneau, Claudette, 1936- |
Main title: | The land and people of Norway / by Claudette Charbonneau and Patricia Slade Lander; special photographs by Ola Røe. |
Published/Created: | New York, NY: HarperCollins, c1992. |
Related names: | Lander, Patricia Slade. |
Description: | xv, 240 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm. |
ISBN-10: | 0060205733 |
0060205830 (lib. bdg.) | |
ISBN-13: | 978-0060205836 |
Summary: | Introduces the history, geography, people, culture, government, and economy of Norway. |
Notes: | Filmography: p. 228. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-227) and index. | |
Subjects: | Norway --Juvenile literature. |
Norway. | |
Series: | Portraits of the nations |
LC classification: | DL409 .C43 1992 |
Dewey class no.: | 948.1 |
Geographic area code: | e-no--- |
Quality code: | lcac |