James Randall: Introduction to Island Studies

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An Introduction to Island Studies is an approachable look at this interdisciplinary field - from the geological formation of islands, their settlement, human migration, occupation and to the place of islands in the popular imagination. Featuring geopolitical and economic frameworks, Randall gives a bottom-up guide to this modern areas of study.

Über den Autor

James Randall is Professor of Island Studies at University of Prince Edward Island

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Definitions and Classifications of Islands
2 Physical Processes and Islands
3 Images of Islands from Literature and the Popular Media
4 The Settling of Islands and Indigenous-Outsider Interactions
5 Islands, Islandness, and Culture
6 Geopolitics and Island Governance
7 Islands, Population, and the Movement of People
8 Island Health and Epidemiology
9 Economic Change, Development, and Islands
10 Island Tourism
11 Islands in the Age of Sustainability and Sustainable Development
Conclusions and Future Directions in Island Studies
Figure and Image Credits
References
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2020
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781786615466
ISBN-10:	1786615460
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Randall, James
Hersteller:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	James Randall
Erscheinungsdatum:	08.10.2020
Gewicht:	0,576 kg