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This 592-page volume features 29 chapters written by leading international scholars, with over a third of the contributors being Icelandic. It is designed as a foundational reference for students and a valuable resource for specialists. Key Features and Content
: It highlights current academic discussions, making it a "crammed full" resource of facts, figures, and overviews of past and present scholarship. Table of Contents Highlights