Crisis and Coloniality at Europe's Margins: Creating Exotic Iceland

Crisis and Coloniality at Europes Margins explores how Iceland sought to brand itself as an exotic tourist destination in response to its 2008 bankruptcy, examining the engagement with ideas of otherness across and within Europe. It contributes to our understanding of how racism endures and the significance of nationalistic sentiments in a world of precariousness.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 20 December 2018
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Crisis and Coloniality at Europes Margins: Creating Exotic Iceland offers a novel perspective on the evolving politics of identity in Europe, utilizing a crisis at the periphery of Europe to highlight the enduring influence of coloniality in everyday aspirations and identities. By examining Iceland's response to its bankruptcy in 2008, the author delves into how the country sought to rebrand itself as an exotic tourist destination. The book explores the nation's aspirations, rooted in the late 19th century, of belonging to Europe rather than being categorized alongside colonized countries. It examines the engagement with ideas of otherness across and within Europe, as European discourses continue to be based on racialized notions of 'civilized people.' With a focus on coloniality during a crisis, this volume contributes to our understanding of how racism persists in the present and the significance of nationalistic sentiments in a world characterized by uncertainty. Anchored in part by personal narrative, this critical analysis of coloniality, racism, whiteness, and national identities will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in national identity-making, European politics, and race in a crisis-ridden world.

Weight: 454g
Dimension: 163 x 240 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138497603