NEW SWEDEN

Swedish colony (1638–55), on the Delaware River; included parts of what are now Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. With the support of Swedish statesman Axel Oxenstierna, Admiral Klas Fleming (a Finn), and Peter Minuit (a Dutchman), the New Sweden Company was organized in Sweden in 1633. Two ships (the Kalmar Nyckel and the Fogel Grip), commanded by Minuit, reached the Delaware River in Mar., 1638. Minuit immediately bought land from the Native Americans and founded Fort Christina, where Wilmington, Del., stands. In 1643, Tinicum Island (at Philadelphia) became the colony's capital. About half of the colonists were Finns. Peter Stuyvesant, with a Dutch force larger than the population of New Sweden, took the little colony in 1655.

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books on: New Sweden  - 23703 results

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The Making of the New Environmental Consciousness: A Comparative Study of the Environmental Movements in Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands
Book by Andrew Jamison, Ron Eyerman, Jacqueline Cramer, Jeppe LÆssØe; Edinburgh University Press, 1990
Subjects: Environmental Policy--Denmark, Environmental Policy--Netherlands, Environmental Policy--Sweden
...The Making of the New Environmentalism in Sweden" 13 1...environmental deterioration. What was new, in Sweden as elsewhere, was that society...political generation, and in Sweden, the new environmental groups were started...
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The Dutch & Swedes on the Delaware, 1609-64
Book by Christopher Ward; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1930
Subjects: Dutch--United States, New Sweden--History, Swedes--United States
...WYETH JOHAN PRINTZ, Governor of New Sweden , 1643-53 THE DUTCH SWEDES on...THE Katts CATASTROPHE 139 New SWEDEN AT ITS ZENITH 143...concerted onslaught would have wiped out New Sweden and yielded to the Indians such...
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A History of Sweden
Book by Ingvar Andersson, Carolyn Hannay; Praeger, 1956
Subjects: Sweden--History
...41. Swedes and Indians in New Sweden. Contem porary engraving...of seed for the future. This new culture reached Sweden about 3000 B.C., and it brought...first stages of the Iron Age in Sweden. This new era, which began about 500...
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A History of Sweden
Book by Andrew A. Stomberg; Macmillan, 1931
Subjects: Sweden--History
A HISTORY OF SWEDEN THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK BOSTON CHICAGO...status in antiquity. The new theory held that mans life in Sweden did not even antedate the...peoples moved into the new regions. Sweden and the neighbouring territory...
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Military Migration and State Formation: The British Military Community in Seventeenth-Century Sweden
Book by Mary Elizabeth Ailes; University of Nebraska Press, 2002
Subjects: British--Sweden--History--17th Century, Sociology, Military--Sweden--History--17th Century, Sweden--Emigration And Immigration--History--17th Century, Sweden--History--17th Century
...raised and shipped to Sweden by the summer of 1615...outset of the war, the new king of Bohemia, Frederick...the Domin- ion of New England, while the...Europe: Poland and Sweden.23 During the first...become landowners in Sweden must have been a...take advantage of new economic opportu...
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journal articles on: New Sweden  - 5922 results

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EU AGENDA: Sweden and the European Union
Journal article by Ole Elgstrom; New Zealand International Review, Vol. 24, 1999
Subjects: European Union--Membership, European federation--Analysis, Sweden--Relations with European Union
...years have now elapsed since Sweden joined the European Union. The...union has been introduced and a new round of enlargement negotiations...supra-national direction. So, although Sweden has been very efficient in adapting...comparatively quick in implementing new directives and regulations...
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Representing Solidarity: Class, Gender and the Crisis in Social-Democratic Sweden
Journal article by Jane Jenson, Rianne Mahon; New Left Review, Vol. a, 1993
Subjects: Right And Left (Political Science), Socialism
...Family Patterns in Sweden", p. 107.) 35...Farmers Party adopted a new name, the Centre...presented to the New Sweden 88 Seminar, first...Public Policies in Sweden", paper prepared for...and Public Policy, New York, 22-25 September...
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Brave New World in Sweden? Roland Huntford's the New Totalitarians
Journal article by Frederick Hale; Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 78, 2006
Subjects: Authors, English--Works, Criticism, English writers--Works, Huntford, Roland--Works, Literary criticism, Sociopolitical literature--Criticism and interpretation, The New Totalitarians (Book)--Criticism and interpretation
Brave New World in Sweden? Roland Huntfords the New Totalitarians...this, the foundation of the new totalitarianism," Sweden is well advanced." Other national...320-2. Soloveytchik, George. "Swedens Successful Experiment? The New Statesman and Nation 11, no...
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Sweden and Its Immigrants: Policies versus Opinions
Journal article by Goran Rosenberg; Daedalus, Vol. 124, 1995
Subjects: Emigration and immigration--Sweden, Multiculturalism--Public opinion, Sweden--Demographic aspects
...the creation of a new underclass. This...citizens to work in Sweden was to be officially...terminate the contract. New legislation has since...Albanians immigrating to Sweden became real, the situation...ethnic ghettos, and new patterns of social...ingredient, not in Sweden, nor anywhere else...
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Sweden: The Enemy Is Within
Journal article by William W. Lewis, Christer G. Gardell, Hakan Ekstrom; The McKinsey Quarterly, 1995
Subjects: Economic development--Analysis, Economic policy--Sweden, Economic stagnation--Analysis, Sweden--Business and industry
...markets and encouraging new entrants. Policies...growth During the 1990s, Sweden has deregulated its economy...the low penetration of new products Sweden created only two-thirds...be a major source of new jobs for Sweden; indeed, employment is...
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Sweden: They Do Things Differently There
Magazine article by Julian Coman; New Statesman, Vol. 134, June 27, 2005
Subjects: Sweden--Economic aspects, Sweden--Economic policy, Sweden--Political aspects, Tax policy--Forecasts and trends
...Margaret Thatcher in her pomp. So Sweden had succumbed, I reflected sadly...Social Democrats clothes--the new Labour manoeuvre in reverse...British social democrat to go to Sweden. They still do things differently...works. While Tony Blair and new Labour celebrate Britains economic...
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From Sweden with Love
Magazine article by Baffour Ankomah; New African, June 2001
Subjects: Africans--Social aspects, Immigrants--Social aspects, Race relations, Scandinavia--Social aspects, Sweden
From Sweden with Love. by Baffour Ankomah...worthy of leadership..." Well, welcome to Sweden (sorry, Europe). From the outside, Scandinavia...all. So what has this got to do with Sweden? Simple. Keeping up appearances appears...
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Worth Fighting For: Since Sweden Joined the European Union in 1995, Battle Has Raged. Peter Gustavsson Traces the Faultlines of Conflict
Magazine article by Peter Gustavsson; New Internationalist, October 2006
Subjects: Economic policy--Planning, European Union--Economic policy, European Union--Political aspects, European Union--Social policy, Social policy--Planning, Social systems--Political aspects, Sweden--Economic policy, Sweden--Elections, Sweden--Social policy
...already been implemented, but not nearly as much as the rightwing opposition has called for. In the 1990s, Sweden behaved as expected of a good new member of the EU and partly privatized state enterprises such as telecom, rail and postal services. Early...
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Journey to Sweden
Magazine article by Raymond Postgate; New Statesman, Vol. 137, January 7, 2008
Subjects: Liquor laws--Interpretation and construction, Sweden--Social policy
Journey to Sweden. by Raymond Postgate The New Statesman 9 April...Getting a Drink in Sweden. This art is one studied...it was studied in New York ten years ago...than they were in New York in the Dry age...get beer at all in Sweden. Class II beer, which...
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Sweden: There Is an Alternative
Magazine article by Robert Taylor; New Statesman, Vol. 134, September 26, 2005
Subjects: Deregulation--Analysis, Deregulation--Sweden, Privatization (Business)--Analysis, Privatization--Analysis
...competition. It embraces new technologies and...greenhouse-gas emissions low. Sweden has one of the most...technology, stimulates new markets and fosters...into the UK, but Swedens performance does...works. Robert Taylors Swedens New Social Democratic...
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newspaper articles on: New Sweden  - 8340 results

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Football: WORTHY OPEN TO A NEW IFA DEAL ..but He Knows Dangerous Swedes Could KO His Plans; SIX DAYS TO EURO 2008 CRUNCH IN SWEDEN
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), October 11, 2007
Football: WORTHY OPEN TO A NEW IFA DEAL ..but He Knows Dangerous...DAYS TO EURO 2008 CRUNCH IN SWEDEN. Byline: Darren FULLERTON...announced his 19-man squad to face Sweden in Wednesdays crucial Euro 2008...three games left in charge - Sweden next week, and then Denmark...
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Life Is SWEDE; with New Low-Cost Flights There's Never Been a Better Time to Explore the Beautiful Heart of Sweden. and Our Own Swedish-Born H&H Writer Lena Gustavson Believes You Shouldn't Wait for the Snow
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), August 26, 2007
Life Is SWEDE; with New Low-Cost Flights Theres Never...Explore the Beautiful Heart of Sweden. and Our Own Swedish-Born H...people think of holidays in Sweden they imagine winter and snow...only 100km to the west while Swedens own capital of Stockholm is...
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Football: BURNS' NIGHT; SCOTLAND V SWEDEN PREVIEW: New Boss Embraces Life under the Spotlight Tommy Kicks off His Reign with a Warning to Two of Scotland's Young Stars
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), November 14, 2004
...Football: BURNS NIGHT; SCOTLAND V SWEDEN PREVIEW: New Boss Embraces Life under the Spotlight...named both men in his squad to face Sweden on Wednesday despite neither of...him out of the friendly against Sweden but Clement could start for the...
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Football: Allback Denies Match-Fixing; Villa Striker and Sweden Refute New Accusations
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), July 30, 2004
...Match-Fixing; Villa Striker and Sweden Refute New Accusations. Byline: James...dismissed fresh allegations that Sweden and Denmark fixed their 2-2 draw...The magazine, on sale throughout Sweden today, has published alleged conversations...
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Football: Teamcomes First for New Tournament Hot-Shot Villa; EURO 2008 Sweden 1 Spain 3
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), June 16, 2008
...Football: Teamcomes First for New Tournament Hot-Shot Villa; EURO 2008 Sweden 1 Spain 3. Byline: By Mike...an injury-time winner against Sweden in the battle of the two Group...winners, but the result means Sweden now face a crucial winner-takes-all...
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encyclopedia articles on: New Sweden  - 100 results

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New Sweden
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NEW SWEDEN Swedish colony (1638 55), on the Delaware...and Peter Minuit (a Dutchman), the New Sweden Company was organized in Sweden in 1633...Dutch force larger than the population of New Sweden, took the little colony in 1655...
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Sweden
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...asserted his claim to Sweden by force of arms...stirred the Swedes to new resistance; at Strangnas...North America (see New Sweden ) proved short-lived...Charles XVI Gustavus . Sweden refused to join the...governments. Considerable new social welfare legislation...
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Charles X , King of Sweden
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the prewar status quo. (For the settlement with Poland, see Oliva, Peace of .) During Charless reign Sweden lost New Sweden in America to the Dutch. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission...
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Charles XIII , King of Sweden and Norway
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...XIII , king of Sweden and Norway 1748 1818, king of Sweden (1809 18) and Norway (1814 18). He became regent for his nephew...the forced abdication (1809) of his nephew, Charles accepted a new constitution that limited the monarchs power, and he signed...
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Charles XII , King of Sweden
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...by his sister, Ulrica Leonora, who was forced to recognize a new constitution that gave most of the power to the nobles and clergy...1721) with substantial Swedish losses. His final failure cost Sweden its rank as a great power. The classic biography is Voltaires...
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