Derek Fewster, (b. 1962), is a Swedish-speaking Finnish historian connected to the Swedish society of litterature Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Subeditor for the historical journal Historisk Tidskrift för Finland 1996-2000. He is chairman of Swedish Historical Society since 2003.
Derek Fewster has mainly been concerned with the Finnish national identity and nationalism. The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation His approach treats the construction of early Finnish history in the light of nationalism. He has written an book on the subject, Visions of Past Glory (2000).
He has written many articles about nationalism in internationally edited books, such as On Barbarian Identity, Christianizing Peoples and Converting Individuals and Dig it all.
External links
- Helsinki University: Derek Fewster
- Current chairman of Historiska Föreningen, Swedish Historical Society in Finland
- Abstract of Visions of Past Glory