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Book review: Islands: From Atlantis to Zanzibar by Stephen Roger Fischer
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Brinklow, L, Book review: Islands: From Atlantis to Zanzibar by Stephen Roger Fischer, Island Studies Journal, 8, (1) pp. 184-185. ISSN 1715-2593 (2013) [Letter or Note in Journal]
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Abstract
It is pretty much guaranteed that any book that references "A-Z" in its title will cut a wide
swath. Indeed, given the scope of Islands: From Atlantis to Zanzibar, with chapters devoted to
the geology, biology, human settlement, industry, politics, literature, visual arts, and
psychology of islands – encompassing the entire globe from prehistory to present day – the
book could just as easily have been called A short history of the world as seen through islands.
If the author was aiming for sheer breadth, Islands does not disappoint. But even with his
stated purpose to capture "the recurrent constants" among islands, it is pretty much guaranteed
that with over a million islands in the world, each with what he calls its own "noteworthy
narrative," a 336-page book is just an introduction.
Item Details
Item Type: | Letter or Note in Journal |
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Research Division: | Language, Communication and Culture |
Research Group: | Other language, communication and culture |
Research Field: | Other language, communication and culture not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in language, communication and culture |
UTAS Author: | Brinklow, L (Ms Laurie Brinklow) |
ID Code: | 85683 |
Year Published: | 2013 |
Deposited By: | Geography and Environmental Studies |
Deposited On: | 2013-07-29 |
Last Modified: | 2013-07-29 |
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