Crisis and Coloniality at Europe's Margins

This book provides a fresh look at the current politics of identity in Europe. Drawing on Iceland's response to its financial collapse in 2008, it sheds light on the continued embeddedness of coloniality in everyday identities and aspirations across and within Europe.

Acknowledgements List of Figures Introduction Part I: Before the Crash 1. The Trickster in the North: In the World of Colonizers and Colonized 2. The Colonial Exhibition in Tivoli: Racism and Colonial Others 3. The Desire to Become Modern: Forging of Icelandic Subject 4. The Big Bite: The Economic Miracle in Iceland 5. Warehouse of Cultural Scenarios: Creating the New Icelandic Character 6. Probably the Best in the World? Engaging with Iceland's Colonial Past Part II: After the Crash 7: The Fall from the Top of the World: The Economic Crash in 2008 8. Even McDonalds Has Left Us: The Hierarchies of Nations 9. The Iceberg Drifting in the Sea: Creating a Sense of National Identity during Times of Crisis 10. The Exceptional Island in a World of Crisis: Reimaging Iceland as Exceptional 11. All's Well that Ends Well: The Aftermath of the Crash List of References Index