Efnisyfirlit

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface: “the general within the particular”
• Part I Setting the scene
• 1 Introduction: “small” teams and “big” results
• 2 From nature and nurture, to culture: theoretical basis and methods
• 3 The social and structural organization of sport in Iceland
• Part II How Icelandic sports progressed
• 4 Building the infrastructure: towards professionalism
• 5 New conditions, new generation, new heights
• Part III How Icelanders play sport
• 6 “The Icelandic madness”: winning the character contest
• 7 Teamwork: playing your own game
• Part IV How culture affects sport
• 8 The value of play
• 9 The advantages of small populations
• Part V How it all comes together
• 10 Conclusion
• Appendix
• Index