'Alastair Bonnett combines a deep knowledge of history and contemporary geopolitics with a seasoned travel writer's eye for the telling detail, as he gives us a tour of our terrifying but often beautiful new world.' Joshua Keating, author of Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood
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...]]> Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:50:43 +0200 https://graycity.net/alastair-bonnett/84307-unruly_places_lost_spaces_secret_cities_and_other_inscrutable_geographies.html https://graycity.net/alastair-bonnett/84307-unruly_places_lost_spaces_secret_cities_and_other_inscrutable_geographies.html
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