Author: MEAD, W.R.
Title: An Experience of Finland
Description: London: Hurst & Company, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1850651655. 164 pages. Index. "A very personal book in which the author explains how his interests in Finland have developed in parallel with the transformation of the country from a pre-war agrarian economy to a modern welfare state with an advanced technological basee... An interpretation of the landscape is accompanied by a description of the features - often peculiar to Finland - that stir the five senses... Illustrates more familiar topics with a mass of 'unconsidered trifles' - a diary here, a manuscript there; an idea here, a critical observation there - to produce an unusual and often intimate picture of the country and its people." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; FINLAND History Country People Economy Landscape Features Suomi. Good in Fair dust jacket .

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