“Fjågesund has created a reference book which has earned a place as a standard work for the cultural and social sciences with a northern focus. It is highly recommended especially for Scandinavian Studies institutions.”– Nikolas Sellheim (University of Lapland), in Polar Record (2014), pp. Full text available: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=6&fid=9418578&jid=POL&volumeId=-1&issueId=-1&aid=9418577&fulltextType=BR&fileId=S003224741400076X“Every few years, a book comes out which offers -- or purports to offer -- a sweeping overview of the history of Arctic exploration and its historical significance. […]Peter Fjågesund manages this feat, and several others along the way: unlike other recent cultural histories, which -- rejecting the old grand narratives -- have cobbled together in their place a rather lumpy "new North" out of Scandinavian mythology, wandering antiquarians, and stuffed polar bears, Fjågesund is not afraid of large-scale synthesis and broad intellectual history. […]It would be impossible to summarize his entire argument; I can only urge anyone in search of a bolder and more historically sweeping view of the idea of the "North" to read this book.”– Russell A. Potter, in The Arctic Book Review August (2014) Full tekst available: http://arcticbookreview.blogspot.no/2014/08/the-dream-of-north.html

• Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Finding a Footing: The North before 1700 Chapter 2: Preparing for Take-Off :The Early Eighteenth Century Chapter 3: The Great Watershed: 1750–1790 Chapter 4: Fastening the Grip: 1790–1830 Chapter 5: The Northern Heyday: 1830–1880 Chapter 6: The Closing Circle: 1880–1920 Postscript Bibliography Index

“Fjågesund has created a reference book which has earned a place as a standard work for the cultural and social sciences with a northern focus. It is highly recommended especially for Scandinavian Studies institutions.”– Nikolas Sellheim (University of Lapland), in Polar Record (2014), pp. Full text available: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=6&fid=9418578&jid=POL&volumeId=-1&issueId=-1&aid=9418577&fulltextType=BR&fileId=S003224741400076X“Every few years, a book comes out which offers -- or purports to offer -- a sweeping overview of the history of Arctic exploration and its historical significance. […]Peter Fjågesund manages this feat, and several others along the way: unlike other recent cultural histories, which -- rejecting the old grand narratives -- have cobbled together in their place a rather lumpy "new North" out of Scandinavian mythology, wandering antiquarians, and stuffed polar bears, Fjågesund is not afraid of large-scale synthesis and broad intellectual history. […]It would be impossible to summarize his entire argument; I can only urge anyone in search of a bolder and more historically sweeping view of the idea of the "North" to read this book.”– Russell A. Potter, in The Arctic Book Review August (2014) Full tekst available: http://arcticbookreview.blogspot.no/2014/08/the-dream-of-north.html

• Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Finding a Footing: The North before 1700 Chapter 2: Preparing for Take-Off :The Early Eighteenth Century Chapter 3: The Great Watershed: 1750–1790 Chapter 4: Fastening the Grip: 1790–1830 Chapter 5: The Northern Heyday: 1830–1880 Chapter 6: The Closing Circle: 1880–1920 Postscript Bibliography Index

“Fjågesund has created a reference book which has earned a place as a standard work for the cultural and social sciences with a northern focus. It is highly recommended especially for Scandinavian Studies institutions.”– Nikolas Sellheim (University of Lapland), in Polar Record (2014), pp. Full text available: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=6&fid=9418578&jid=POL&volumeId=-1&issueId=-1&aid=9418577&fulltextType=BR&fileId=S003224741400076X“Every few years, a book comes out which offers -- or purports to offer -- a sweeping overview of the history of Arctic exploration and its historical significance. […]Peter Fjågesund manages this feat, and several others along the way: unlike other recent cultural histories, which -- rejecting the old grand narratives -- have cobbled together in their place a rather lumpy "new North" out of Scandinavian mythology, wandering antiquarians, and stuffed polar bears, Fjågesund is not afraid of large-scale synthesis and broad intellectual history. […]It would be impossible to summarize his entire argument; I can only urge anyone in search of a bolder and more historically sweeping view of the idea of the "North" to read this book.”– Russell A. Potter, in The Arctic Book Review August (2014) Full tekst available: http://arcticbookreview.blogspot.no/2014/08/the-dream-of-north.html

• Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Finding a Footing: The North before 1700 Chapter 2: Preparing for Take-Off :The Early Eighteenth Century Chapter 3: The Great Watershed: 1750–1790 Chapter 4: Fastening the Grip: 1790–1830 Chapter 5: The Northern Heyday: 1830–1880 Chapter 6: The Closing Circle: 1880–1920 Postscript Bibliography Index