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Helsinki : a cultural and literary history / Neil Kent.
- Title
- Helsinki : a cultural and literary history / Neil Kent.
- Author
- Kent, Neil.
- Publication
- New York : Interlink Books, 2005.
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- Description
- xiv, 247 p. : ill., map; 21 cm.
- Summary
- Kent explores the history and culture of the "Daughter of the Baltic," a small fishing village that became a powerhouse of design and technology. Illustrations & maps.
- Series Statement
- Cities of the imagination
- Uniform Title
- Cities of the imagination.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- travel guidebooks.
- Guidebooks
- Guides touristiques.
- Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-238) and indexes.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and indexes.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Commercial Helsinki : from herrings to hi-tech -- Imperial Helsinki : the Czar, the architect, and the new city -- Military Helsinki : war and warriors -- Ethnic Helsinki : language, identity, and community -- God and Helsinki : churches, faiths, and religious diversity -- Helsinki and nature : weather, sports, and public health -- Helsinki and romanticism : myth, epic, and architecture -- Helsinki and modernity : urban growth, architecture, and design -- Intellectual Helsinki : science and learning -- Helsinki and hospitality : hotels, drinking, and saunas -- Helsinki and the visual arts : museums, galleries, and artists -- Helsinki and the performing arts : music, opera, and ballet.
- ISBN
- 1566565448 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2004004615
- OCLC
- 54500584
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library