A Year in Lapland: Guest of the Reindeer Herders

As a young man Hugh Beach went to live with the Saami reindeer hunters of Swedish Lapland. His lyrically written and verypersonal 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.

Hugh Beach is associate professor of anthropology at Uppsala University, Sweden.