Research Catalog

Title

Modern Finland / Harald Haarmann.

Author

Haarmann, Harald

Publication

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

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Description

xi, 243 pages; 26 cm

Summary

"Providing a multifaceted view of modern Finland, this book describes its history, culture, language, geography, natural history and the mythology of early peoples. Topics include Fenno-Scandia inhabitants and their environment, traditional naturalism and modern environmentalism, and the salient features of 'Finnishness,' including an analysis of the Finnish educational system and gender equality. Finland's art, architecture and music, are highlighted, along with its peace-keeping missions worldwide. The country's several ethnic groups and their languages are discussed--the Saami, Finns, Finland-Swedes, Russian-speaking peoples, Jews, and Gypsies. The author examines Finland's late but rapid development in commerce and industry, with a focus on the history of Nokia Corporation, which grew from a 19th-century manufacturer of pulpwood and rubber boots to a 21st-century international digital communications company"--Publisher description.

Subject

• Ethnology > Finland
• National characteristics, Finnish
• Globalization > Finland
• Human geography > Finland
• Natural history > Finland
• Social change > Finland
• Finland > History
• Finland > Intellectual life
• Finland > Social conditions
• Finland > Economic conditions

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: What makes a small country like Finland exceptional? -- How do people interact with nature in Finland? : the natural environment vis-a-vis human cultural space -- Where do people live and what languages do they speak? : natives, newcomers and social networking in a multicultural society -- What makes a Finn and what makes Finnish society? : defining Finnishness -- What do Carl Gustaf Mannerheim and George Washington have in common? : impressions from the strife for independence -- How did Finland modernize? : the secrets of Finnish entrepreneurship, know-how and inventiveness -- What makes Finland's school education so efficient and how important are the language choices for knowledge-construction? -- What is known in the world about Finnish culture? : global manifestations of the Finnish creative mind -- Do the Finns have a recipe for world peace? : minding one's own business and that of others in a cooperative fashion -- Epilogue: How to cope with accelerating globalization -- Appendix I: Finland in figures -- Appendix II: Administrative regions of Finland.

ISBN

• 9781476662022
• 1476662029

LCCN

^^2016039304

OCLC

• 957554798
• SCSB-11678302

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library