{"product_id":"icelands-shelter-seeking-behavior-from-settlement-to-republic-hardback-9780935995268","title":"Iceland's Shelter-Seeking Behavior; From Settlement to Republic (Hardback) 9780935995268","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIceland's Shelter-Seeking Behavior\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Settlement to Republic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBaldur Thorhallsson (Author), Tómas Joensen (With), Sverrir Steinsson (With), Thorsteinn Kristinsson (With)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780935995268\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 August 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e198 pages, 9 maps - 9 Maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIceland's Shelter-Seeking Behavior \u003c\/i\u003echallenges the traditional narrative that Iceland's submission to foreign rule and external relations had catastrophic consequences for the country. It argues that this narrative both exaggerates the costs of external relations and underestimates their benefits. Within the historical context of Iceland's external relations, the book outlines shelter theory, applying its assumption that small polities need economic, political, and societal shelter in order to prosper. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysis of Iceland's external relations from the Norse settlement, a little before 900, to the creation of the Republic in 1944 suggests that throughout the period, this island nation enjoyed essential shelter, vital for development and prosperity, which its larger neighbors—Norway, Denmark, Great Britain, and the United States—provided. Other international actors, such as Hansa merchants; Dutch, French, Spanish, and Basque mariners; and the Catholic Church, also provided Iceland with important shelter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. The Small, Independent, Free, Loving Nation versus the Large, Dominant, Uncaring Foreigners \u003cbr\u003e by Baldur Thorhallsson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Shelter Theory and Smallness in International Relations\u003cbr\u003e by Baldur Thorhallsson and Sverrir Steinsson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Iceland's External Affairs in the Middle Ages: The Shelter of Norwegian Sea Power\u003cbr\u003e by Baldur Thorhallsson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Iceland's External Affairs from 1400 to the Reformation: Anglo-German Economic and Societal Shelter in a Danish Political Vacuum\u003cbr\u003e by Baldur Thorhallsson and Thorsteinn Kristinsson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Iceland's External Affairs from 1550 to 1815: Danish Societal and Political Shelter Concurrent with a Highly Costly Economic Policy\u003cbr\u003e by Baldur Thorhallsson and Tomas Joensen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Iceland's External Affairs from the Napoleonic Era to the Creation of the Republic in 1944: Danish Societal and Economic Shelter in an Anglo-American-dominated North Atlantic\u003cbr\u003e by Baldur Thorhallsson and Tomas Joensen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions. Iceland and Shelter Theory Across History\u003cbr\u003e by Baldur Thorhallsson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Library","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584775450904,"sku":"9780935995268","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/icelands-shelter-seeking-behavior-from-settlement-to-republic-hardback-9780935995268","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}