The age of islands : in search of new and disappearing islands
Bonnett, Alastair, 1964-2020
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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 militarised 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.
Main title:
The age of islands : in search of new and disappearing islands / Alastair Bonnett.
Author:
Bonnett, Alastair, 1964-, author
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2020.
Collation:
249 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781786498090 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
1885946
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