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Autore |
Magnusson Sigurdur Gylfi |
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Titolo |
Wasteland with words [[electronic resource] ] : a social history of Iceland / / Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London, : Reaktion Books, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-49365-8 |
9786613588883 |
1-86189-733-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social evolution - Iceland |
Learning and scholarship - Iceland - History |
Iceland Civilization |
Iceland Intellectual life |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents -- Introduction: Blind Spots in History -- 1. Modern Times: Society, Work and Demography -- 2. People and Politics -- 3. The Feeling of Swallowing a Hunchback: Material Culture -- 4. Icelandic Connections: The Lure of the New World -- 5. Tactics for Emotional Survival: Education, Work and Environment -- 6. Death and Daily Life -- 7. Childhood, Youth and the Formation of the Individual -- 8. A True Passion: Writing as Personal Expression -- 9. The Shaping of Modern Man -- 10. The Middle Ages and Beyond: A Cultural Foundation -- 11. The Barefoot Historians and the 'People's Press' -- 12. Urban Living: Industry, Labour and Living Conditions -- 13. The Myth of the Model Woman: Gender Roles in Urban and Rural Iceland -- 14. Death in the City -- 15. Children in Urban Areas -- 16. Monsters from the Deep and the Icelandic Way of Thinking -- 17. Selective Modernization and Capitalist Euphoria -- 18. Black-out -- References -- Select Bibliography -- Photographic Acknowledgements -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Iceland is an enigmatic island country marked by contradiction: it's a part of Europe, yet separated from it by the Atlantic Ocean; it's seemingly inhospitable, yet home to more than 300,000. Wasteland |
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