| A Place of Their Own: Family Farming in Eastern Finland Contributor(s): Abrahams, Ray (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521026458 ISBN-13: 9780521026451 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 306.850 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Social & Cultural Anthropology |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6" W x 9" (0.74 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Rural |