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A Year in Lapland: Guest of the Reindeer Herders
Hugh Beach
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Description for A Year in Lapland: Guest of the Reindeer Herders
Paperback. An insider's account of the Saami reindeer hunters of Swedish Lapland. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; BG; JHM; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
As a young man American Hugh Beach went to live with the Saami reindeer herders of Swedish Lapland. His lyrically written and very personal story of trying to fit into the herding way of life is a rare insider’s account of the Saami. In a passionate and informed Afterword to this new edition of the book, he revisits his old friends and looks at how Sweden is attempting to balance the conflicting needs of reindeer herders and environmentalists in the 21st century.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295980379
SKU
V9780295980379
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for A Year in Lapland: Guest of the Reindeer Herders
"An awesome story of grueling work, adventure and friendship above the arctic Circle. . . . Beach gives a memorable portrait of a vanishing way of life."
Publishers Weekly
"Teased, humored, and painstakingly educated by his polite and often mischevious hosts, the author joined a herder family at their summer settlement, where he listened to tales of evil ... Read more
Publishers Weekly
"Teased, humored, and painstakingly educated by his polite and often mischevious hosts, the author joined a herder family at their summer settlement, where he listened to tales of evil ... Read more