Durrenberger, E. Paul, editorPalsson, Gisli, editorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2015-11-092015-11-092015http://hdl.handle.net/10217/169861Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface / E. Paul Durrenberger and Gisli Palsson -- Introduction: The banality of financial evil / Gisli Palsson and E. Paul Durrenberger -- Prologue: Some poetic thoughts concerning meltdowns / Einar Mar Guomundsson -- Vikings invade present-day Iceland / Kristin Loftsdottir -- Exploiting Icelandic history: 2000-2008 / Guoni Th. Johannesson -- Free market ideology, crony capitalism, and social resilience / Orn D. Jonsson and Rognvaldur J. Sæmundsson -- A day in the life of an Icelandic banker / Mar Wolfgang Mixa -- Something rotten in the state of Iceland: "The production of truth" about the Icelandic banks / Vilhjalmur Arnason -- Overthrowing the government: a case study in protest / Jon Gunnar Bernburg -- "Welcome to the revolution!" Voting in the Anarcho-surrealists / Hulda Proppe -- Creativity and crisis / Tinna Gretarsdottir, Asmundur Asmundsson, and Hannes Larusson -- Groundtruthing individual transferable quotas / Evelyn Pinkerton -- Virtual fish stink, too / James Maguire -- The resilience of rural Iceland / Margaret Willson and Birna Gunnlaugsdottir -- When fishing rights go up against human rights / Niels Einarsson -- Schools in two communities weather the crash / Guony S. Gupbjornsdottir and Sigurlina Daviosdottir -- What happened to the migrant workers? / Unnur Dis Skaptadottir -- Icelandic language schools after the crash / Pamela Joan Innes -- Charity in pre- and post-crisis Iceland / James G. Rice -- Epilogue: The neoliberal con / Dimitra Doukas -- Retrospect / James Carrier.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Iceland -- Economic conditions -- 21st centuryFinancial crises -- Iceland -- History -- 21st centuryGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009Debts, External -- Iceland -- 21st centuryGambling debt: Iceland's struggle with the new world orderTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.