The Eye of the Beholder: the Finns, Finland and Paris, 1870-1940
The Eye of the Beholder: the Finns, Finland and Paris, 1870-1940

Summary/Abstract: Images and perceptions are a constant problem for the researcher in the History of International Relations. None in the fields of humanities would nowadays write that the relations between states are explainable without references to those troublesome “mental forces”. In the case of the relation between a small national community and a great power, the role of images and representations can be overwhelming. This article explores one of this cases.

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