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A Place of their Own: Family Farming in Eastern Finland

By Ray Abrahams

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0521026458, 9780521026451, 0521381002, 9780521381000, 9780511521027
LCC
HN534.V54 A27 1991
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1712926 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Edition
1
Pages
224\223
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Based on field research in eastern Finland not far from the Russian border, this book is an account of the main features of rural society in the area. It pays detailed attention to the adaptability of farming families in a rapidly changing world. Subjects treated include marriage and the family, work and mechanization, succession to farms, and the paradoxical combination of fierce individualism and cooperation. Two major themes of the book are the relation between law and custom, which is not always what it seems on the surface, and the complex interlocking of farm, family, and the wider society.

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