Age of Islands: In Search of New and Disappearing Islands

The Age of Islands is a fascinating and intelligent book that explores the world's newest, most fragile, and beautiful islands and reveals one of the great dramas of our time. It covers topics such as the disappearing islands of Central America, the militarized artificial islands China is building in the South China Sea, and the ritzy new islands of Dubai.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 01 July 2021
Publisher: Atlantic Books

Extraordinary... A captivating and insightful book. Sunday Times New islands are being constructed at an unprecedented rate, whether for tourism or territorial aspirations, while numerous islands are vanishing or fragmenting due to rising sea levels. It is a peculiar planetary spectacle, creating an ever-evolving map that even Google Earth struggles to keep up 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.

Weight: 250g
Dimension: 128 x 196 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781786498120
Edition number: Main