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Synopsis
This volume relates what scholars from the 16th century until the present have said about the origin of the Finns. It follows the debates in this field from the time of The 'Father of Anthropology', Joh. Fr. Blumenbach, who argued in 1795 that Finns and Lapps belonged to the Mongolian race.
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About the Author
Aira Kemilainen is Professor Emerita of World history from the University of Jyvaskyla. Her special field is intellectual history and she has published studies on nationalism, patriotism and race theories concerning Finns.
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