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Title: Osmo Jussila, Seppo Hentila, and Jukka Nevakivi. From Grand Duchy to a Modern State: A Political History of Finland Since 1809. (book review)
Author: Marvin G. Slind
Publication: Scandinavian Studies (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2002
Publisher: Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study
Volume: 74 Issue: 1 Page: 93(2)Article Type: Book ReviewDistributed by Thompson Gale
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Trans. David and Eva-Kaisa Arter. London: Hurst & Company, 1999. Pp. xiv + 383. Knowledge of Finnish political history is generally limited to a few specialists. Except for a few critical events, such as the establishment of Russian control of the Grand Duchy in 1809, Finnish independence in 1917, and the Winter War of 1939-40, most English-speaking readers know little about Finnish history. In From Grand Duchy to a Modern State: A Political History of Finland Since 1809, Osmo Jussila, Seppo Hentila, and Jukka Nevakivi attempt to correct that lack of knowledge, with a broad survey covering the period from the Hamina Peace Treaty in 1809 to Finland's membership in the European Union. Their aim is to provide a work...
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