GISLI PALSSON is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iceland and formerly was Professor at the University of Oslo. His research focuses on environmental change, the social implications of biotechnology, Arctic expicration, and inuit genetic history. Among his many books is Writing on Ice: The Ethnographic Notebooks of Vilhjalmur Stefansson (UPNE, 2001).
"Much has been written before about Stefansson's life, but Palsson's work places it in a new context... The outcome is much more than an account of the life history of this 'famous Icelander,' it becomes a contribution to the complex history of the exchanges between Western masculinity and colonial power with the cultural and natural environment of northern regions." - Olafur Rastrick, Saga "Palsson's book is a masterpiece. It leaves the reader with sufficient space for reflection which is an important asset." - Kristjan Johannson, Dagblai"
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