Northern Sphinx : Iceland and the Icelanders From the Settlement to the Present

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