The loss of innocence: The Icelandic fnancial crisis and colonial past (Respond to this article at http://www.therai.org.uk/at/debate)
Iceland's increased involvement in global economic markets in the early 2000s came to a sudden halt in 2008, when the economic crisis hit Iceland severely. I focus on how this crisis was understood in Iceland as continuous with romantic nationalist narratives of the past. Nationalism in the ear...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1467-8322.2010.00769.x 2024-09-30T14:37:02+00:00 The loss of innocence: The Icelandic fnancial crisis and colonial past (Respond to this article at http://www.therai.org.uk/at/debate) Loftsdóttir, Kristín 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8322.2010.00769.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1467-8322.2010.00769.x http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8322.2010.00769.x/fullpdf en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Anthropology Today volume 26, issue 6, page 9-13 ISSN 0268-540X 1467-8322 journal-article 2010 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8322.2010.00769.x 2024-09-17T04:44:17Z Iceland's increased involvement in global economic markets in the early 2000s came to a sudden halt in 2008, when the economic crisis hit Iceland severely. I focus on how this crisis was understood in Iceland as continuous with romantic nationalist narratives of the past. Nationalism in the early 20th century helped make sense of foreign investments in the boom period, building on a masculine image of the ‘Viking’ and specific characteristics of ‘the’ Icelanders. Icelanders’ take on Danish rule of Iceland up to the mid‐20th century continues to be relevant to understanding Icelandic identity, indicating how the colonial and imperialist period continues to haunt the present. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wiley Online Library Anthropology Today 26 6 9 13 |
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Iceland's increased involvement in global economic markets in the early 2000s came to a sudden halt in 2008, when the economic crisis hit Iceland severely. I focus on how this crisis was understood in Iceland as continuous with romantic nationalist narratives of the past. Nationalism in the early 20th century helped make sense of foreign investments in the boom period, building on a masculine image of the ‘Viking’ and specific characteristics of ‘the’ Icelanders. Icelanders’ take on Danish rule of Iceland up to the mid‐20th century continues to be relevant to understanding Icelandic identity, indicating how the colonial and imperialist period continues to haunt the present. |
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