Description: Iceland Imagined by Karen Oslund, William Cronon Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Details how this marginalized region has gradually become part of modern Europe Publisher Description Iceland, Greenland, Northern Norway, and the Faroe Islands lie on the edges of Western Europe, in an area long portrayed by travelers as remote and exotic - its nature harsh, its people reclusive. Since the middle of the eighteenth century, however, this marginalized region has gradually become part of modern Europe, a transformation that is narrated in Karen Oslunds Iceland Imagined.This cultural and environmental history sweeps across the dramatic North Atlantic landscape, exploring its unusual geography, saga narratives, language, culture, and politics, and analyzing its emergence as a distinctive and symbolic part of Europe. The earliest visions of a wild frontier, filled with dangerous and unpredictable inhabitants, eventually gave way to images of beautiful, well-managed lands, inhabited by simple but virtuous people living close to nature.This transformation was accomplished by state-sponsored natural histories of Iceland which explained that the monsters described in medieval and Renaissance travel accounts did not really exist, and by artists who painted the Icelandic landscapes to reflect their fertile and regulated qualities. Literary scholars and linguists who came to Iceland and Greenland in the nineteenth century related the stories and the languages of the "wild North" to those of their home countries. Author Biography Karen Oslund is assistant professor of world history at Towson University in Maryland. Details ISBN 029599083X ISBN-13 9780295990835 Title Iceland Imagined Author Karen Oslund, William Cronon Format Hardcover Year 2011 Pages 280 Publisher University of Washington Press GE_Item_ID:137261009; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780295990835
Book Title: Iceland Imagined
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Iceland Imagined : Nature, Culture, and Storytelling in the North Atlantic
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication Year: 2011
Subject: Environmental Conservation & Protection, Europe / Scandinavia, Folklore & Mythology, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ecology, Regional, Customs & Traditions, Europe / Iceland & Greenland
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Weight: 18.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Karen Oslund
Subject Area: Nature, Travel, Social Science, History
Item Width: 6.4 in
Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Bks.
Format: Hardcover
