Sweden in the Eighteenth-Century World (Provincial Cosmopolitans) ||

"Eighteenth-century Sweden was deeply involved in the process of globalisation: ships leaving Sweden's central ports exported bar iron that would drive the Industrial Revolution, whilst arriving ships would bring not only exotic goods and commodities to Swedish consumers, but also new ideas and cultural practices with them. At the same time, Sweden was an agricultural country to a large extent governed by self-subsistence, and -- for most -- wealth was created within this structure. This volume brings together a group of scholars from a range of disciplinary backgrounds who seek to present a more nuanced and elaborated picture of the Swedish cosmopolitan eighteenth century. Together they paint a picture of Sweden that is more like the one eighteenth-century intellectuals imagined, and help to situate Sweden in histories of cosmopolitanism of the wider world."--Provided by publisher Provincial Cosmopolitanism : An Introduction / Göran Rydén Where in the World was Sweden? : A Brief Guide for Foreigners / Chris Evans Language The Language of Cosmos : The Cosmopolitan Endeavour of Universal Languages / David Dunér Cultivation Swedish Agriculture in the Cosmopolitan Eighteenth century / Mats Morell Taste Travelling and the Formation of Taste : The European Journey of Bengt Ferrner and Jean Lefebure, 1758-1763 / Lars Berglund Liberty Eskilstuna Fristad : The Beginnings of an Urban Experiment / Göran Rydén Image Prints and Attraction in Eighteenth-Century Stockholm / Sonya Peterson Faith In Defence of Freedom : Christianity and the Pursuit of Human Happiness in Anders Chydenius's World / Carola Nordbäck Peace Sweden's Neutrality and the Eighteenth-Century Inter-State System / Leos Müller Colour Runaway Colours : Recognisability and Categorisation in Sweden and Early America, 1750-1820 / Karin Sennefelt Manners When Sweden Harboured Idlers : Gender and Luxury in Public Debates, c. 1760-1830 / Karin Hassan Jansson Slavery A Divided Space : Subjects and Others in the Swedish West Indies during the Late Eighteenth Century / Holger Weiss Compassion A World of Fiction : Bengt Lidner and Global Compassion in Eighteenth-Century Sweden / Anna Cullhed Sveaborg and the End of the Swedish Cosmopolitan Eighteenth Century : An Epilogue / Göran Rydén and Holger Weiss. Cover Contents List of Figures Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements 1 Provincial Cosmopolitanism: An Introduction 2 Where in the World was Sweden? A Brief Guide for Foreigners Language 3 The Language of Cosmos: The Cosmopolitan Endeavour of Universal Languages Cultivation 4 Swedish Agriculture in the Cosmopolitan Eighteenth Century Taste 5 Travelling and the Formation of Taste: The European Journey of Bengt Ferrner and Jean Lefebure 1758–1763 Liberty 6 Eskilstuna Fristad: The Beginnings of an Urban Experiment Image 7 Prints and Attraction in Eighteenth-Century Stockholm Faith 8 In Defence of Freedom: Christianity and the Pursuit of Human Happiness in Anders Chydenius’ World Peace 9 Sweden’s Neutrality and the Eighteenth-Century Inter-State System Colour 10 Runaway Colours: Recognisability and Categorisation in Sweden and Early America, 1750–1820 Manners 11 When Sweden Harboured Idlers: Gender and Luxury in Public Debates, c. 1760–1830 Slavery 12 A Divided Space: Subjects and Others in the Swedish West Indies during the late-Eighteenth Century Compassion 13 A World of Fiction: Bengt Lidner and Global Compassion in Eighteenth-Century Sweden 14 Sveaborg and the End of the Swedish Cosmopolitan Eighteenth Century: An Epilogue Select Bibliography Index