Islands

From Atlantis to Zanzibar

Steven Roger Fischer

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Reaktion Books
01 September 2012

Mathematics & Sciences; Physical geography & topography; Regional geography

Historian, linguist, philologist, island expert and long-time islanddweller Steven Roger Fischer reveals how since time began islands have been one of the primary birthplaces for plants, animals and proto-humans. He shows how these same islets and eyots of stone and sand - whether in ocean, lake or river - fostered our species, Homo sapiens, who then exploited these remarkable habitats as stepping-stones to global dominion. Seeding our imagination from Atlantis to Tahiti, from Treasure Island to Jurassic Park, islands have cradled and enriched, thrilled and lured, terrified and inspired. Encompassing many aspects of geology, biology and culture, from island economics, warfare and politics to literature, art and psychology, Islands chronicles how these isolated mini-worlds are, ultimately, a measure of humankind itself.

By: Steven Roger Fischer
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9781780230320
ISBN 10: 178023032X
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 September 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Steven Roger Fischer FRS (NZ) is former Director of Auckland's Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures. He has written many books for Reaktion, including A History of Language (1999), A History of Writing (2001), A History of Reading (2003) as well as Island at the End of the World (2005). He lives on Waiheke Island, New Zealand.

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Islands

From Atlantis to Zanzibar

Steven Roger Fischer

$39.99

Hardback

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