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Gunnar Karlsson

Autor(a) de The History of Iceland

22 Works 154 Membros 3 Reviews

About the Author

Gunnar Karlsson is Professor in the Department of Education at Stockholm University, He is also a Private practising psychoanalyst.

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Nome padrão
Karlsson, Gunnar
Data de nascimento
1939-09-26
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
Iceland

Membros

Resenhas

HISTORIA DE ISLANDIA EN INGLES
 
Marcado
criera | 1 outra resenha | Oct 4, 2022 |
If nothing else, Gunnar Karlsson's title for his history of Iceland is accurate. It is definitely a brief history. Something like an amuse-bouche.

It's well-written, albeit dry, focusing more on mid-19th century to relative present day. There is brief reference to its indigenous and Viking roots, referring more to the advent of Christianity and more modern political structure.

Still, a quick overview for anyone just interested in appetizers.
 
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fiverivers | 1 outra resenha | Jan 4, 2022 |
This is a fairly dry and academic - but nevertheless interesting - history of Iceland from the settlement era through to 2000. Having read about the sagas of the Settlement Era, I wanted something that would bring me up to date, and this book did that - although I would have liked more coverage of the environmental and ecological factors affecting Iceland during that time, which are alluded to but rarely addressed directly.
 
Marcado
timjones | Jan 11, 2014 |

Estatísticas

Obras
22
Membros
154
Popularidade
#135,795
Avaliação
4.2
Resenhas
3
ISBNs
36
Idiomas
2

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