Islands : nature and culture / / Stephen A. Royle
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| Autore: |
Royle Stephen A (Stephen Arthur)
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| Titolo: |
Islands : nature and culture / / Stephen A. Royle
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 909.0942 |
| Soggetto topico: | Islands |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | From 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Islands |
| ISBN: | 1-78023-401-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910810553603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))