Tingsten, Herbert — The Swedish Social Democrats; Their Ideological Development

Totowa, New Jersey, The Bedminster Press, 1973. Hardcover. Rich, red cloth/boards; white lettering. Glassine dj. xxxii, 719 pp with no illustrations. Introduction by Richard F. Tomasson. Herbert Lars Gustaf Tingsten (17 March 1896 – 26 December 1973) was a Swedish political scientist, writer and newspaper publisher. He was a professor of political science at Stockholm University from 1935 to 1946, and executive editor of the newspaper Dagens Nyheter from 1946 to 1959. In a number of books and publications, Tingsten anticipated some of the major issues in the political developments of the 20th century, such as the rise of fascism, apartheid in South Africa, the transition of socialism into social democracy as well as the need for democratic vitality in Western societies. Translated from the Swedish by Greta Frankel and Patricia Howard-Rosen. NF; glassine has chips and wrinkling but is still protective.