History of Finland
Title | History of Finland PDF eBook |
Author | Henrik Meinander |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 2020-05-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0190054026 |
Henrik Meinander paints a brisk and bold picture of the history of Finland from integrated part of the Swedish kingdom to autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian empire, gradually transformed and maturing into a conscious nation, independent state and skilful adapter of modern technology. The main geographical context for his study is the Baltic region, and the author links his analysis to structural developments and turning points in European history. The book blends politics, economy and culture to show how human and natural resources in Finland have been utilized and the impact its cultural heritage and technological innovation have had on its development. In a departure from most conventional approaches, Meinander gives greater emphasis to recent and contemporary events. In other words, he puts Finland into a range of historical contexts in its Baltic and European settings to highlight how both together have formed Finland into what it is at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
The History of Finland
Title | The History of Finland PDF eBook |
Author | Jason Edward Lavery |
Publisher | Greenwood |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Finland |
ISBN | 9780313328374 |
Examines Finland's history from prehistoric times to the Age of Independence and present day Finland.
A Concise History of Finland
Title | A Concise History of Finland PDF eBook |
Author | David Kirby |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 259 |
Release | 2006-07-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 052183225X |
An up-to-date political, social and economic history of Finland from medieval times to the present. David Kirby traces the evolution of Finland's distinctive identity and of the Finnish national state from the long centuries under Swedish rule, through self-government within the Russian Empire, to independence in the twentieth century.
A Short History of Finland
Title | A Short History of Finland PDF eBook |
Author | Fred Singleton |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1998-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521647014 |
Finland has often been ignored or misunderstood by the English-speaking world and this work presents the reader with a readable and authoritative introduction to the life of the Finns and the position of their country in the modern world. The book explains how a small nation, placed in an unfavorable geopolitical situation, won its independence and eventually achieved a high material standard of living together with an enviable degree of social and political stability by adapting itself to the realities of life in an unpromising environment. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
A Brief History of Finland
Title | A Brief History of Finland PDF eBook |
Author | Matti Klinge |
Publisher | |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Finland |
ISBN | 9789511066293 |
Lived Nation as the History of Experiences and Emotions in Finland, 1800-2000
Title | Lived Nation as the History of Experiences and Emotions in Finland, 1800-2000 PDF eBook |
Author | Ville Kivimäki |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 397 |
Release | 2021-06-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 3030698823 |
This open access book uses Finland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as an empirical case in order to study the emergence, shaping and renewal of a nation through histories of experience and emotions. It revolves around the following questions: What kinds of experiences have engendered national mobilization and feelings of national belonging? How have political and societal conflicts turned into new communities of experience and emotion? What kinds of experiences have been integrated into, or excluded from, the national context in different instances? How have people internalized or contested the nation as a context for their personal, family and minority-group experiences? In what ways has the nation entered and affected people’s intimate spheres of life? How have “national” experiences been transmitted to children in the renewal of the nation? This edited collection points to the histories of experience and emotions as a novel way of studying nations and nationalism. Building on current debates in nationalism studies, it offers a theoretical framework for analyzing the historical construction of “lived nations,” and introduces a number of new methodological approaches to understand the experiences of the nation, extending from the investigation of personal reminiscences and music records to the study of dreams and children’s drawings.
Finland in World War II
Title | Finland in World War II PDF eBook |
Author | Tiina Kinnunen |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 597 |
Release | 2011-11-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004208941 |
Drawing on innovative scholarship on Finland in World War II, this volume offers a comprehensive narrative of politics and combat, well-argued analyses of the ideological, social and cultural aspects of a society at war, and novel interpretations of the memory of war.