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Iceland: The First New Society Paperback – May 28, 1980
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Iceland was first published in 1980. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.
"Iceland, as described by Tomasson, has a fascinating, often contradictory culture," writes Seymour Martin Lipset in his forward to this book, the first sociological account in English of modern Icelandic society and the forces that have shaped it. Richard F. Tomasson argues that Iceland can best be understood as an example of "a new society"—the first such pioneer community to be founded in historical times. To the author the most significant influences upon Icelandic culture and social structure are the continuities that have persisted in this island society for eleven centuries, since its origins as an isolated Viking colony.
Tomasson traces the ways in which Icelandic culture developed out of the medieval pre- Christian society—in its language, relations between the sexes, egalitarianism, and the high frequency of illegitimate births. He also points out areas of contradiction and discontinuity, noting that Iceland has been transformed in the twentieth century by modernization of the society and international influences upon the culture.
Among the topics Tomasson examines are the Icelanders' involvement in their history and national literary tradition; their social, political, and economic life; the high level of literacy; the pervasive tolerance of Icelanders in moral and religious matters; their values; and the use of alcohol. Readers interested in the Scandinavian countries and in the comparative study of societies will find Iceland a useful analysis of a significant and little known national culture.
- Print length272 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherUniv Of Minnesota Press
- Publication dateMay 28, 1980
- Dimensions6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100816658811
- ISBN-13978-0816658817
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Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible to scholars, students, researchers, and general readers. Rich with historical and cultural value, these works are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. The books offered through Minnesota Archive Editions are produced in limited quantities according to customer demand and are available through select distribution partners.
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Richard F. Tomasson was a professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico and the author of Sweden: Prototype of Modern Society.
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- Publisher : Univ Of Minnesota Press; Minnesota Archive Editions ed. (May 28, 1980)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 272 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0816658811
- ISBN-13 : 978-0816658817
- Item Weight : 13.3 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
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