The Significance of Location: Practicing American History in Sweden

This article deals with the teaching of American history in Sweden. It focuses on developments at Uppsala University where a course in American history has been taught since 1996, as a part of our American studies sequence. Placing it within the larger context of doing American studies in Sweden, i...

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Main Author: Dag Blanck
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Language:English
Published: CBS Open Journals 2024-12-01
Series:American Studies in Scandinavia
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Online Access:https://rauli.cbs.dk/index.php/assc/article/view/7375
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