Personal Agency at the Swedish Age of Greatness 1560-1720 provides fresh insights into the state-building process in Sweden. During this transitional period, many far-reaching administrative reforms were carried out, and the Swedish state developed into a prime example of the "power-state."
In early modern studies, agency has long remained in the shadow of the study of structures and institutions. State building in Sweden was a more diversified and personalized process than has previously been assumed. Numerous individuals were also important actors in the process, and that development itself was not straightforward progression at the macro-level but was intertwined with lower-level actors.
| Title | Personal Agency at the Swedish Age of Greatness 1560-1720 |
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| Authors | Karonen, Petri (Editor) Hakanen, Marko (Editor) |
| Product number | 9789522228826 |
| Product form | Paperback |
| Publ. product code | 1297243 |
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| Publisher | Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura |
| Series | Studia Fennica Historica 23 |
| Edition | 2017 |
| Publication year | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 304 |
| Product family | Books in English History Studia Fennica Historica |
| Finnish library classification | 93.1 Ruotsin historia |
| YSO - General Finnish ontology | historia, suurvalta-aika, toimijuus, valtaneuvokset (Ruotsi) |
| Key words | Agency, Early modern period, Interaction, Officials, State building |