Bøker av Michael Roberts

Science and religion have intersected in many ways throughout history. Many people believe that science and religion are always in conflict with each other, but this series show that this is not necessarily so. It provides an overview of the complex manner in which science and religion have influenced each other over the years.

Caste Conflict and Elite Formation is a study in the social history of Sri Lanka.

The core of this volume of four essays, by the doyen of historians of Sweden, consists in two studies of Charles X: one, an examination of his domestic policies and constitutional significance; the other, a discussion of the objectives of his foreign policy.

This book analyses the principles and practice of the Swedish constitution, and the nature and functioning of Swedish parties, during a period when Sweden was 'the freest country in the world'. It also considers why Gustav III was so easily able to bring the Age of Liberty to an end.

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Aimed primarily at undergraduates, this text examines the reign of Gustavus Adolphus and his chancellor Oxenstierna in 17th century Sweden. Adolphus was the principal upholder of the Protestant cause in the Thirty Years War and was a great administrator and soldier.