Lars Thue

fag88006.gifbi_global.gifLars Thue (b. 1946) is educated as an historian (Cand. philol.) at the University of Oslo and is professor in modern history at Centre for Business History, Norwegian School of Management (NSM) in Oslo. The history of electricity,telecommunications and other infrastructures has been Thue’s main interest, but he has also done extensive work on other topics. He has taught business history at all levels at NSM. In 1998, Thue received the “Sverre Steen prize for eminent historical popularisation”. The Norwegian Historical Association and Cappelen Publishing House award the prize once a year. In EUROCRIT Thue is responsible for the project “From Systems to Complexes: Coping with security andefficiency in European electricity networks”.


Lars Thue
Professor in modern history
Centre for Business History
Norwegian School of Management
Telephone: +47-46410647
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Address: Nydalsveien 37, 0484 Oslo,Norway

Books

  • “Creating Nordic Capitalism: The Business History of a Competitive Periphery”, co-editor with S. Fellman, M. Iversen and H. Sjøgren and contributor, Palgrave 2008. 

  • “Statens nett : systemutvikling i norsk elforsyning 1890-2007” (“The State’s Network: System Development in the Norwegian Power Industry”) (editor and author together with Dag Ove Skjold), Universitetsforlaget 2007. 

  • ”Statens Kraft 1965-2005: Miljø og Marked” (The State’s Power 1965-2005: Environment and Market), (editor and author, with Yngve Nilsen), Universitetsforlaget 2006. 

  • ”Norsk telekommunikasjonshistorie. Nye forbindelser 1970-2005” (The History of Norwegian Telecommunications. New Connections 1970-2005), Gyldendal Fakta 2006. 

  • “Strøm og styring. Norsk kraftliberalisme i historisk perspektiv” (Power and Governance. Norwegian Power-Liberalism in a Historical Perspective”), ad Notam Gyldendal 1996/ a 2. edition published by Universitetsforlaget 2006.

  • “Strøm og styring. Norsk kraftliberalisme i historisk perspektiv” (Power and Governance. Norwegian Power-Liberalism in a Historical Perspective”), ad Notam Gyldendal 1996/ a 2. edition published by Universitetsforlaget 2006. 

  • "Samarbeidets kraft. Elforsyning og bransjeorganisasjon 1901-2001" (“The Power of Cooperation. The Power Industry and its Organization”) (editor and main contributor together with Harald Rinde), Energi Forlag 2001. 

  • "Bedrift og samfunn" (”Company and Society”) (together with R.P. Amdam og S. Knutsen), Fagbokforlaget 1997/2. edition 1998.

  • “Alltid underveis. Postverkets historie gjennom 350 år. Bind 2: 1920-1997, (“Always on the Road. The History of Postal Services through 350 Years. Volume 2: 1920-1997”), Erlanders forlag 1997.

  • “Gode forbindelser. (“Good Connections.”), Televerket 1980-Telenor 1995”, Gyldendal 1995.

  • “Statens kraft. Kraftutbygging og samfunnsutvikling1890-1947”, (“State Power. Power Development and Society 1890-1947”), Cappelen 1994.

  • “Fra bestillingsmannsforening til moderne fagforbund” (”From an Organization of White-Collar Workers to a Modern Trade Union.), KFO 1986.

  • “ Asker 1840-1980”, Universitetsforlaget 1984.