{"product_id":"ake-wiberg-eric-troels-wiberg-9780999437827","title":"Ake Wiberg: Swedish Entrepreneur \u0026 Politician","description":"\u003cp\u003ePolitics took him to the Swedish Parliament in the 1940's, but illness forced him to retire from politics after ten years of service. He energetically devoted his last dozen years to a number of cultural projects, including work for the National Arts Council and the East Asian Museum. Åke Wiberg was a man whose determination and personality have apparently moved many of those who knew him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Åke Wiberg Foundation was created in 1954, and has since then provided resources for scientific research, primarily in medicine and the humanities. The Foundation has also supported children's causes and youth care activities, as well as teaching and educational matters. The Åke Wiberg Foundation is among Sweden's twenty largest research-oriented foundations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifty-five years after his death, \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eÅke Wiberg has five grandchildren and over a dozen great-grandchildren in Scandinavia, Europe, USA, and the Caribbean. Most of them do not read Swedish, the language of this original book. This English version is for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMats Larsson, born in 1953, is Professor of Economic History at Uppsala University and manages the Uppsala Center for Business History. He specializes in research concerning business and finance history, and is the author of two books about The Bonnier Corporation. He wrote all text covering the life of Åke Wiberg in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Troels Wiberg,Mats Larsson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0999437828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999437827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Eric Troels Wiberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579637055743,"sku":"9780999437827","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_973977da-9662-4f3d-bae1-46af89cc1dd4.jpg?v=1763875579","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ake-wiberg-eric-troels-wiberg-9780999437827","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}