Jonas Nordin


Jonas Nordin is a Swedish author and historian, and from October 2018 professor in History of books and Libraries at Lund University.
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Biography

Nordin studied history at Stockholm University, and was awarded his Ph.D. in 2000 for his dissertation Ett fattigt men fritt folk. Nationell och politisk självbild i Sverige från sen stormaktstid till slutet av frihetstiden, an investigation of the public national and political orientation during Swedish "Great Power Era" and Age of Liberty.
He became docent 2009 and from 1 October 2018 professor in History of books and Libraries at Lund University.
Nordin has received the Swedish literary award Clio Prize, and the Swedish Academy Gustavian Stipendium (Svenska Akademiens gustavianska stipendium).

Selected publications

  • Versailles: slottet, parken, livet, Norstedts, Stockholm 2013,
  • Frihetstidens monarki. Konungamakt och offentlighet i 1700-talets Sverige, Atlantis, Stockholm 2009,
  • Ett fattigt men fritt folk. Nationell och politisk självbild i Sverige från sen stormaktstid till slutet av frihetstiden, B. Östlings bokförl. Symposion, Eslöv 2000,