EAN: 9781786498120

AGE OF ISLANDS - ALASTAIR BONNETT KARTONIERT (TB)

Extraordinary... A fascinating and intelligent book.' Sunday Times New islands are being built
at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition  while many islands are
disappearing or fragmenting because of rising sea levels. It is a strange planetary spectacle 
creating an ever-changing map which even Google Earth struggles to keep pace with. In The Age
of Islands  explorer and geographer Alastair Bonnett takes the reader on a compelling and
thought-provoking tour of the world's newest  most fragile and beautiful islands and reveals
what  he argues  is one of the great dramas of our time. From a 'crannog'  an ancient
artificial island in a Scottish loch  to the militarized artificial islands China is building
in the South China Sea  from the disappearing islands that remain the home of native Central
Americans to the ritzy new islands of Dubai  from Hong Kong and the Isles of Scilly to islands
far away and near: all have urgent stories to tell.

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