![]() ![]() State building was a more diversified and personalized process than has previously been assumed. This novel approach enables us to expose the difficulties, setbacks and false steps that the administration had to deal with. ![]() In early modern studies, agency has long remained in the shadow of the study of structures and institutions. The contributors approach Sweden’s rise to greatness from the point of view of personal agency. During this transitional period, many far-reaching administrative reforms were carried out, and the Swedish state developed into a prime example of the early modern ‘powerstate’. This anthology provides fresh insights into the state-building process in Sweden. Internationally, the case of early modern Sweden is noteworthy because the state building process transformed a locally dispersed and sparsely populated area into a strongly centralized absolute monarchy and European empire at the beginning of the 17th century. ![]()
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