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目次

1. From the Stone Age to Viking hegemony; 2. The formation and growth ofthe Swedish state; 3. The territorial consolidation of Sweden; 4. Towards acentralist and military state; 5. The collapse of absolutism and the age offreedom; 6. Royal absolutism restored; 7. Constitutional Sweden; 8. Theindustrialisation and capitalisation of Sweden; 9. The world wars and Swedishneutrality; 10. Triumph of the Swedish welfare state; Conclusion; Chronologyof important events in Swedish history; List of the monarchs and regents ofSweden; List of prime ministers; Selected further reading.