A History of Denmark

This history of modern Denmark is essentially the story of how a once extensive and diverse empire slowly disintegrated under the changing circumstances of the times. Eventually, the dissolution of the component parts resulted in one small core area remaining, which is today called Denmark.
In this introductory guide, Knud J.V.Jespersen traces the lenghty process of disintegration and reduction which helped to form the modern Danish state, and the historical roots of Denmark's current international position...