A geography of islands : small island insularity / Stephen A. Royle.
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TextSeries: Routledge studies in human geography ; 1.Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2001Description: x, 237 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1857288653
- 9781857288650
- 912.1942 23
- G1029 .R6 2001
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 912.1942 ROY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Issued | 05/10/2024 | A408761B |
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| 912.09 HAR The new nature of maps : essays in the history of cartography / | 912.09 MOR Antique maps / | 912.1 WHI Cities of the world : a history in maps / | 912.1942 ROY A geography of islands : small island insularity / | 912.93 GEO The geographic atlas of New Zealand / | 912.93 MAL Historic charts & maps of New Zealand, 1642-1875 / | 912.93 MAR Map making and map keeping in New Zealand : a review and bibliography / |
Simultaneously published in Canada.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Islands: dreams and realities -- 2. Islands: their formation and nature -- 3. Insularity: processes and effects -- 4. Islands in the past -- 5. Islands: people and migration -- 6. Islands: communications and services -- 7. Politics and small islands -- 8. Making a living: island economies in the contemporary period -- 9. Islands of dreams: tourism, the universal panacea for island problems? -- 10. Conclusion: St. Helena wins again.
This book gives a comprehensive survey of 'islandness' and its defining features. It considers how islands' small scale, isolation and often lack of resources have affected them in the present day and in the past.
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