Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Setting: Scandinavia around 1760 -- 2. The Winds of Change, 1760-70 -- 3. The First Assault on Privilege, 1770-72 -- 4. The Rallying of the Old Order, 1772-76 -- 5. The Clash of Arms and Ideas, 1776-83 -- 6. Changing Bearings, 1783-86 -- 7. Enlightened Despotism and Revolt, 1786-89 -- 8. A New Dawn for Humanity, 1789-92 -- 9. Reform and Radicalism, 1792-97 -- 10. Commerce and Counterrevolution, 1797-1802 -- 11. At the Crossroads, 1802-7 -- 12. Into the Maelstrom, 1807-10 -- 13. The Resolution, 1810-15 -- 14. Conclusions: Scandinavia by 1815 -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.