Timo Särkkä
Biographic Data
| ID | 5651971 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Timo Särkkä |
| GIVEN NAMES | Timo |
| FAMILY NAME | Särkkä |
| SIGNATURE | SÄRKKÄ T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Jyväskylä |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9821-3148 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Looking East and West for Pulpwood, Pulp and Paper
The years 1860 to 1960 witnessed the birth and rapid expansion of the modern pulp and paper industry. Its sine qua non was access to enormous volumes of conifer trees that grew in the northern hemisphere’s temperate and boreal forests. Predictably, countries in northern Europe with large swaths of these woodlands became home to substantial pulp and paper industries. This article explains why Great Britain represented Europe’s glaring exception to…
The “Pioneer Men”
Finnish Colonial Encounters
Colonialism is often understood as control of a geographical area overseas obtained by invasion or settlement.As Finland only gained independence in 1917 and never held any overseas colonies, Finns have been able to claim innocence and non-involvement in colonialism and colonialist practices.The Finnish nation has historically been positioned in Europe between western and eastern empires.Finland was part of the Swedish Realm 1 from c. 1150 to 180…
Kolonialismin toiseus ja kamera
Artikkelissa tutkitaan kolonialismin historiaa ja perintöä Katangan (Kongon eteläisin maakunta) kuparikentillä (Copperbelt) työskennelleen suomalaissyntyisen ”pioneerin”, Carl Theodor [Charles Theodore] Erikssonin (1874-1940) valokuvien kautta. Tutkimus perustuu laajaan alkuperäisaineistoon, joka käsittää muiden muassa valokuvia, päiväkirjoja sekä kaivosyhtiöiden yritysarkistoja. Alkuperäisaineistoa rinnakkain analysoimalla voidaan muodostaa yksi…
The Lure of Katanga Copper
This article provides a rare opportunity to follow the inception of mining and mine exploration economy in the first years of the European presence in colonial Zambia and Katanga as seen through the eyes of prospectors and mining experts working for the London-based company Tanganyika Concessions Limited. It draws on company records as well as the personal records of the early company employees who worked in North Western Rhodesia and adjoining K…
Imperialists without an empire
This article discusses settler identity formation, in the colonial polity known as Rhodesia, using Finnish nationals as a case study. It studies the involvement of Finns in natural resource extraction in Rhodesia at a time when the colonial economy and settler domination were still in their infancy, and examines both Finnish participation in colonial practices and the limitations of Finns as colonialists. White settlers in Rhodesia have typically…
The Lure of Katanga Copper
This article provides a rare opportunity to follow the inception of mining and mine exploration economy in the first years of the European presence in colonial Zambia and Katanga as seen through the eyes of prospectors and mining experts working for the London-based company Tanganyika Concessions Limited. It draws on company records as well as the personal records of the early company employees who worked in North Western Rhodesia and adjoining K…
Imperialists without an empire
This article discusses settler identity formation, in the colonial polity known as Rhodesia, using Finnish nationals as a case study. It studies the involvement of Finns in natural resource extraction in Rhodesia at a time when the colonial economy and settler domination were still in their infancy, and examines both Finnish participation in colonial practices and the limitations of Finns as colonialists. White settlers in Rhodesia have typically…
The Lure of Katanga Copper
This article provides a rare opportunity to follow the inception of mining and mine exploration economy in the first years of the European presence in colonial Zambia and Katanga as seen through the eyes of prospectors and mining experts working for the London-based company Tanganyika Concessions Limited. It draws on company records as well as the personal records of the early company employees who worked in North Western Rhodesia and adjoining K…
Kolonialismin toiseus ja kamera
Artikkelissa tutkitaan kolonialismin historiaa ja perintöä Katangan (Kongon eteläisin maakunta) kuparikentillä (Copperbelt) työskennelleen suomalaissyntyisen ”pioneerin”, Carl Theodor [Charles Theodore] Erikssonin (1874-1940) valokuvien kautta. Tutkimus perustuu laajaan alkuperäisaineistoon, joka käsittää muiden muassa valokuvia, päiväkirjoja sekä kaivosyhtiöiden yritysarkistoja. Alkuperäisaineistoa rinnakkain analysoimalla voidaan muodostaa yksi…
The “Pioneer Men”
Finnish Colonial Encounters
Colonialism is often understood as control of a geographical area overseas obtained by invasion or settlement.As Finland only gained independence in 1917 and never held any overseas colonies, Finns have been able to claim innocence and non-involvement in colonialism and colonialist practices.The Finnish nation has historically been positioned in Europe between western and eastern empires.Finland was part of the Swedish Realm 1 from c. 1150 to 180…
Looking East and West for Pulpwood, Pulp and Paper
The years 1860 to 1960 witnessed the birth and rapid expansion of the modern pulp and paper industry. Its sine qua non was access to enormous volumes of conifer trees that grew in the northern hemisphere’s temperate and boreal forests. Predictably, countries in northern Europe with large swaths of these woodlands became home to substantial pulp and paper industries. This article explains why Great Britain represented Europe’s glaring exception to…
History (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Colonialism (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)