Pasi Ihalainen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, Michael Bregnsbo, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Karin Sennefelt, Uppsala University, Sweden and Patrik Winton, Uppsala University, Sweden.

• Contents: Preface, Thomas Munck; General introduction, Pasi Ihalainen and Karen Sennefelt; Section I The Crisis and Renewal of Monarchy: The crisis and renewal of monarchy: introduction, Michael Bregnsbo; The monarchy in the Swedish age of liberty (1719-1772), Jonas Nordin; The image of kingship in Sweden 1772-1809, Henrika Tandefelt; Struensee and the political culture of absolutism, Michael Bregnsbo; The great, the pages and the end of 18th century Danish court culture, Ulrik Langen; Postal censorship and the control of public sentiment in late absolutist Denmark, Sune Christian Pedersen. Section II The Transformation of Political Debate: The transformation of political debate: introduction, Pasi Ihalainen; Gradual reconsiderations of Lutheran conceptions of politics, Michael Bregnsbo and Pasi Ihalainen; Aristocratic notions of liberty and patriotism in the age of liberty, Charlotta Wolff; Freedom of the press and social equality in Sweden, 1766-1772, Marie-Christine Skuncke; The politics of publishing: freedom of the press in Denmark, 1770-1773, Henrik Horstbøll; The transformation of Danish monarchism in the age of enlightenment, Jeppe Nevers; Continuity and change in the language of politics at the Swedish Diet, 1769-1810, Pasi Ihalainen and Anders Sundin; Marriage, family and gender in Swedish political language, 1750-1820, Karin Hassan Jansson. Section III Commercial Interests and Politics in Scandinavia, 1730-1815: Commercial interests and politics in Scandinavia, 1730-1815; introduction, Patrik Winton; The politics of commerce in Sweden, 1730-1770, Patrik Winton; The Swedish Diet as a forum for gathering commercial and political information, Petri Karonen; Political practices among merchants in Denmark and Norway in the period of absolutism, BÃ¥rd Frydenlund; Iceland under British protection during the Napoleonic wars, Anna Agnarsdóttir. Section IV The Shifting Boundaries of Political Participation: The shifting boundaries of political p

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