A History of Finland / / John H. Wuorinen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Wuorinen, John H.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1965]; ©1965
• Year of Publication: 1965
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Describes some of the main aspects of Finland's position and history during the many centuries before the nineteenth when the country was an integral part of the Swedish realm, offers a summary of the eleven decades from 1808 to 1917 when Finland was an autonomous constitutional state in union with Russia, discusses the attainment of independence in 1917-18, the growth of the republic in 1919-1939, its involvement in World War II, and delineates the development of the nation since 1945.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. The Country and the People -- II. Finland in the ¿Middle Ages -- III. Finland in Early Modern Times, 1521-1808 -- IV. The Separation from Sweden -- V. The Nationalist Movement after 1820 -- VI. The Nationality and Language Problem, 1863-1914 -- VII. Economic Trends before 1914 -- VIII. The War of Independence, 1918 -- IX. Government and Politics, 1919-1939 -- X. The Economic Scene, 1918-1939 -- XI. Foreign Relations, 1919-1939 -- XII. Toward a Better Society -- XIII. Finland and World War II -- XIV. Economic Developments since 1945 -- XV. Government and Politics since 1945 -- XVI. Foreign Relations since 1945 -- Appendix A: Alexander I's Act of Assurance, Porvoo Diet, March, 1809, and Decree of April 4, 1809 -- Appendix Β: Treaty of Peace Between the Republic of Finland and the Socialist Federal Republic of Russia, October 14, 1920 -- Appendix C: Treaty of Nonaggression and Pacific Settlement of Disputes Between Finland and the USSR, January 21, 1932 -- Appendix D: Convention of Conciliation Between Finland and the USSR, April 25, 1932 -- Appendix E: Resolution of the Assembly of the League of Nations, December 14, 1939, and Resolution of the Council of the League of Nations, December 14, 1939 -- Appendix F: Treaty of Peace Between the Republic of Finland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, March 12, 1940 -- Appendix G: Treaty of Peace Between the Allies and Finland, February 10, 1947 -- Appendix H: Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance Between the Republic of Finland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, April 6, 1948 -- Appendix I: Agreement for Cooperation Between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, March 23, 1962 -- Select Bibliography -- Index