Iceland's 1100 Years by Gunnar Karlsson
This volume recounts the history of a society on the margin of Europe as well as on the margin of reaching the size and wealth of a proper state - Iceland.
'For the first time in many years, a history of Iceland has appeared in English which really does its multifaceted subject justiceBeginning with colonisation around the year 87, it concludes with the year 2000, having taken the reader through Iceland's period of foreign domination, by the Norwegians, then the English and finally the Danes, who ruled the country until 1944. Politics, religion, economics and technological innovation are covered in detail, while the role of women and literature, ancient and modern, including, of course, the sagas, are also discussed' -Neil Kent, Times Literary Supplement'This is a truly important book and there is nothing like it available. [A...] I was enthralled reading this. [A...] It will fill the needs of all types of readers interested in Iceland, Scandinavia, and Northern Europe. It will A... become the major work.' -Jesse Byrock, Professor of Icelandic Studies, University of California
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| ISBN 13 | 9781850654209 |
| ISBN 10 | 1850654204 |
| Title | Iceland's 1100 Years |
| Author | Gunnar Karlsson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-01-03 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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