Northern Sphinx: Iceland and the Icelanders from the Settlement to the Present 9780773593305

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English Pages [273] Year 1977

Northern Sphinx: Iceland and the Icelanders from the Settlement to the Present
9780773593305

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Sigurdur A. Magnusson

Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
PART I: THE ICELANDIC COMMONWEALTH
1. A Unique Polity
2. Individuals
3. Myth and Legend
4. The Icelandic Sagas
PART II: THE INTERLUDE
5. Foreign Domination and Natural Catastrophe
PART III: THE REPUBLIC OF ICELAND
6. The Modern Nation-State: Politics and Society
The Coming of Statehood
World War and Cold War—International Relations
Government and Public Finance
Demographic Trends
Administration of Justice
Organized Religion
Broadcasting
Education
Health and the Common Good
7. The Icelanders
8. Artistic Endeavours since the Icelandic Renaissance
The History of the Book
Periodicals
Poetry, Traditional
`Atom Poetry'
The Novel
Dramatic Literature and the Theatre
Painting I
Painting II
Sculpture
Music
9. The Infrastructure
Communications
Agriculture
Fishing
Industry
Foreign Trade
10. The Country and its Seasons
Introduction: the Landscape
Volcanoes
Thermal Activity
Ice and Water
Vegetation
Fauna
The Weather
The Icelandic Horse
Conclusion: the Seasons
Select Bibliography of Works in English relating to Iceland
Index

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