The Age of Islands
In Search of New and Disappearing Islands
(Sprache: Englisch)
New islands are being built at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition, while many islands are disappearing because of rising sea levels or fragmenting due to shrinking ice. It is a strange planetary spectacle, an ever-changing map...
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New islands are being built at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition, while many islands are disappearing because of rising sea levels or fragmenting due to shrinking ice. It is a strange planetary spectacle, an ever-changing map which even Google Earth struggles to keep pace with. But it is also, Alastair Bonnett believes, a spectacle which is imprinting itself on our hopes and anxieties. From a 'crannog', an ancient artificial island in a Scottish loch, to the militarized artificial islands China is building in the South China Sea, he sets out to explore some of the world's newest, most fragile and beautiful islands to find out why they have such a hold on our imaginations.
Autoren-Porträt von Alastair Bonnett
Alastair Bonnett is Professor of Social Geography at Newcastle University. His previous books include Off the Map, Beyond the Map, New Views: The World Mapped Like Never Before, What is Geography? and How to Argue. He lives in Newcastle.
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- Autor: Alastair Bonnett
- 2020, Export/Airside, 256 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Maße: 13,8 x 21,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Atlantic Books
- ISBN-10: 1786498103
- ISBN-13: 9781786498106
- Erscheinungsdatum: 07.05.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
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