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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456783003321

Autore

Oslund Karen

Titolo

Iceland imagined [[electronic resource] ] : nature, culture, and storytelling in the North Atlantic / / Karen Oslund ; foreword by William Cronon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2011

ISBN

0-295-80299-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 p.)

Collana

Weyerhaeuser environmental books

Altri autori (Persone)

CrononWilliam

Disciplina

949.12

Soggetti

Human ecology - Iceland

Natural history - Iceland

Ethnology - Iceland

Folklore - Iceland

Electronic books.

Iceland Social life and customs

Iceland Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Map 1. The North Atlantic; Map 2. Iceland; Map 3. Greenland; Map 4. The Faroe Islands; Foreword: Amid the Mists of Northern Waters and Words; Acknowledgments; 1. Icelandic Landscapes; 2. Nordic by Nature; 3. Mastering the World's Edges; 4. Translating and Converting; 5. Reading Backward; Epilogue: Whales and Men; Notes; Bibliography; Index