How Iceland changed the world : the big history of a small island
(2021)
By:
Egill Bjarnason
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
949.12/EGILL BJARNASON
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
[New York] : Penguin Books, [2021]
©2021
©2021
DESCRIPTION
xx, 266 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780143135883, 0143135880 :, 0143135880, 9780143135883
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes index
The discovery of the west -- The medieval legacy -- Iceland triggers a climate crisis -- Nationalism -- World War II -- The birth of Israel -- The moon landing -- The Cold War -- Gender equality
Provides a tour of the history of Iceland, from the time a Viking captain ran aground there 1,200 years ago to the pivotal role it played during the French Revolution, the moon landing, and the foundation of Israel