The history of Finland / Jason Lavery.

Author: Lavery, Jason Edward.

Imprint:Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.

Descriptionxviii, 195 p. : maps ; 25 cm.

Note:Based on a lecture course given since the summer of 1992 for the Helsinki Summer University in Finland.

Note:An introduction to Finland -- Finland's origins: prehistoric and historic -- Finland as part of the Swedish realm (circa 1157-1809) -- The creation of autonomous Finland (1809-1890) -- Oppression, independence, and civil war (1890-1918) -- Finland between the world wars (1918-1939) -- Finland at war (1939-1945) -- Finland during the Cold War (1944-1991) -- European Finland in a globalizing world.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-186) and index.

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