Finland: People, Nation, State.

Max Engman, D. G. Kirby

ISBN 10: 1850650551 / ISBN 13: 9781850650553

Published by London : C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 1989

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xviii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. "The essays in this collection, excepting that by David Arter, were originally published in Swedish in Historisk tidskrift för Finland, 3 (1987)"--Title page verso. Contents: Perceptions of Finland / W.R. Mead The colonisation of Finland and the roots of the Finnish people / Eino Jutikkala The forest and the Finns / Aarne Reunala Karelia : battlefield, bridge, myth / Hannes Sihvo Ostrobothnia in Finnish history / Heikki Ylikangas Finland from province to state / Osmo Jussila Finland as a successor-state / Max Engman Independent Finland between East and West / Jukka Nevakivi The intelligentsia, the state and the nation / Risto Alapuro The Germanophil University / Matti Klinge The women's movement / Irma Sulkunen The labour movement / David Kirby Finland as a Nordic society / Erik Allardt Finland : a typical post-industrial state? / David Arter.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Finland: People, Nation, State.
• Publisher: London : C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850650551
• ISBN 13: 9781850650553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This is a collection of essays written by scholars who have published extensively in Finnish history and society. Colonization, the Finnish people, the state, women's movement and labour movement are all covered and finally asks the question, "Is Finland a typical post-industrial state?"