Iceland Imagined
Download or Read eBook Iceland Imagined PDF written by Karen Oslund and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Karen Oslund |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780295990835 |
ISBN-13 | : 029599083X |
Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Iceland Imagined by : Karen Oslund
Book excerpt: This cultural and environmental history sweeps across the dramatic North Atlantic landscape, exploring its unusual geology, saga narratives, language, culture, and politics and analyzing its emergence as a distinctive and symbolic part of Europe. The book closes with a discussion of Iceland's modern whaling practices and its recent financial collapse.