02617nam 2200565 450 991078730070332120230803205805.01-78023-401-5(CKB)3710000000268152(EBL)1823222(SSID)ssj0001412796(PQKBManifestationID)11783099(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001412796(PQKBWorkID)11408675(PQKB)11085539(MiAaPQ)EBC1823222(Au-PeEL)EBL1823222(CaPaEBR)ebr10959508(CaONFJC)MIL654119(OCoLC)894790375(EXLCZ)99371000000026815220141104h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIslands nature and culture /Stephen A. RoyleLondon :Reaktion Books,2014.©20141 online resource (226 p.)Earth SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-78023-346-9 1-322-22839-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Islands; Imprint Page; Contents; 1. Islands: Definition and Formation; 2. Island Characteristics; 3. Island Identity, Mythology, Religion and Customary Practices; 4. The Island as Laboratory; 5. Island Literature; 6. Islands: Visual Arts and Film, Television and Radio; 7. Popular Culture: Islands and Tourism; Appendix: 100 Islands (Including Australia); References; Select Bibliography; Island Resources and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexFrom Charles Darwin's enlightening voyage to the Galapagos Islands to moat-encased prisons incarcerating the world's deadliest prisoners, islands have been sites of immense scientific, political, and creative importance. An inspiration for artists and writers, they can be lively centers of holiday revelry or remote, mysterious spots; places of escape or of exile and imprisonment. In this cultural and scientific history of these alluring, isolated territories, Stephen A. Royle describes the great variety of islands, their economies, and the animals, plants, and people who thrive on them.Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))IslandsIslands.909.0942Royle Stephen A(Stephen Arthur),307209MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787300703321Islands3828970UNINA