essay
Work and identity of the poor: work load, work discipline, and self-respect
anthropology of iceland • Iowa City • Published In 1989 • Pages: 140-156
By: Finnur Magnússon.
Abstract
In this document Magnússon presents an historical analysis of the ideology of work as it existed in the villages of Eyrarbakki and Stokkseyri on the southern coast of Iceland during the period of 1880 to 1940. Emphasis in this work is on the landless working class, their poverty, the jobs that were available to them as tenant farmers and fishermen, and their concepts of the value and dignity of such work. In these pages the author paints a vivid picture of what life was like for the Icelandic fisherman.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- Europe
- Sub Region
- Scandinavia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2002
- Field Date
- 1984-1986
- Coverage Date
- 1880-1940
- Coverage Place
- villages of Eyrarbakki and Stokkseyri, southern coast of Iceland
- Notes
- Finnur Magnússon
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-156)
- LCCN
- 894657
- LCSH
- Icelanders