This book provides a complete introductory course, designed to help the beginner learn to speak, read and write Swedish as quickly and easily as possible. Pronunciation, grammar and syntax are clearly and simply explained, and a basic everyday vocabulary is gradually built up. Each chapter contains several examples to illustrate the new grammar points, and exercises with answers are also provided to test and encourage the reader's progress. The book also includes a useful grammar index and a comprensive vocabulary. The - Preserving the Past for Posterity .
All nations cherish and defend their colective memory, their cultural heritage.
Owing to fortunate circumstances, not least almost two centuries of peace, Sweden has been able to preserve its cultural heritage in an almost unique manner. Archives, libraries, ancient monuments and museums are intruments by means of which a country establishes and maintains its identity. In this book the most important institutions engaged in preserving the Swedish cultural heritage describe in their own words their history, their current activities and their tasks for the future. Perspectives and approaches vary, but the various chapters taken together give a clear and comprehensive idea of the way in which Sweden has managed its cultural heritage in the past and is managing it today. Roots of Swedish neutrality, The .