| A Place of their Own Contributor(s): Abrahams, Ray (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521381002 ISBN-13: 9780521381000 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 306.850 |
| LCCN: 90024168 |
| Series: Cambridge Topics in Mineral Physics & Chemistry (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.10 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Rural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |