Drömlandet English

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DRÖMLANDET - How Technology and Visions Shaped Modern Sweden  

From one of Europe's poorest countries to a global leader in innovation, Sweden's transformation is a story of determination, ingenuity and change. Drömlandet, the permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm, explores how people through bold decisions and collaboration transformed a country marked by poverty into one of the world's leading innovators. 

This richly illustrated book accompanies the exhibition, expanding its story through more than 250 pages of engaging texts and unique images from the museum's archives. It traces Sweden's journey through industrialisation, expanding trade and democratic reform – through the shadow of two world wars and the rise of the welfare state. It illustrates the rapid growth of the post-war decades and the wake-up call of the oil crisis, and onwards to globalisation, climate change and an increasingly connected world. 

The book reveals how technological breakthroughs transformed Swedish society while also showing how technological progress was itself shaped by migration, the welfare state, the exchange of knowledge and trade, and democratic reform. From the rise of Sweden's pioneering industries to today's high-tech society, Drömlandet offers an inspiring account of how technology and human ambition have shaped modern Sweden—and how the choices we make today will continue to shape the future.  

ISBN 9789176160787