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The Age of Islands

In Search of New and Disappearing Islands


  • Atlantic (Faber)
  • by Alastair Bonnett
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.

ISBN 9781786498120 | E | PB
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Publisher Atlantic (Faber)
ISBN 9781786498120
Author(s) Alastair Bonnett
Publication date July 2021
Edition Paperback
Dimensions 198 x 129 mm
Pages 256
Language(s) Eng. ed.
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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.

The Age of Islands

The Age of Islands

€14.95