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Title: A Short History of Finland by Fred Singleton ISBN: 0-521-64701-0 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Finland - in a nutshell
Comment: This book provides a brief, but very comprehensive, history of Finland from the bronze age to the twentieth century. I found the extensive details on the early history of Swedish-Finnish expansion extremely helpful, although the book is a bit skimpy on the topic of the Finnish civil war. The book rightfully calls itself a "short" history, but it's a satisfying overview.
Rating: 4
Summary: ditto
Comment: Ditto what the reader from Las Vegas said. It seemed a little bit too thin, but then it is called "A Short History". Given that it is so short, there should have been a little bit less about political machinations and the Left, and the space saved should have been used to say a little bit more about the military history, economics, culture, emigratin, etc. Also, the prose style, while readable, does not sparkle. But these are minor quibbles. For the most part, the book is what it claims to be.
Rating: 4
Summary: Finnish History in 170 (!) pages
Comment: This book delivers exactly what its title suggests, "A Short History of Finland". From the earliest prehistoric beginnings to the sea-change in Finnish foreign policy with its membership in the EU in '95, this work outlines all significant events in Finnish history. Contains several appendices with Tsar Alexander's declaration, petition to the Bolshevik government for independence, and the 1948 Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. The second edition was completed by a different author, but the revisions are seamless- the reader cannot detect any changes of style or editing.
I would have given this book 5-stars, except for what I believe is an inordinate amount of paper given to the rise and machinations of the left in Finnish politics. Given the original author's admitted interest in left-wing politics, this is probably unavoidable. However, the space could have been better used to flesh out chapters on the Russo-Finnish war, Continuation War and the involvement of the Soviets in Finnish politics post-war. For future editions, the author may wish to include the 1947 peace treaty along with the 1948 treaty in the Appendices. So maybe 4 1/2 is more accurate.
If you are a tourist or business person who wants more history than is presented in the usual tour guide, or are a student looking for background on aspects of Scandinavian history, get this book. Besides, you can probably finish it on the flight to Helsinki...
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Title: Culture Shock! Finland: A Guide to Customs and Etiquette by Deborah Swallow ISBN: 1558685928 Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Kalevala by Elias Lonnrot, Keith Bosley, Albert B. Lord ISBN: 019283570X Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr Pub. Date: 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Insight Guide Finland (Insight Guides) by Zoe Ross ISBN: 9814120391 Publisher: Insight Guides Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Say It in Finnish by Dover ISBN: 0486245918 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 March, 1984 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: The Key to the Kalevala by Pekka Ervast, Tapio Joensuu, John Major Jenkins ISBN: 1577330218 Publisher: Blue Dolphin Publishing Pub. Date: January, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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