{"product_id":"elsewhere-alastair-bonnett-9780226823850","title":"Elsewhere: A Journey Into Our Age of Islands","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplorer and geographer Alastair Bonnett takes us on a thought-provoking tour of the world's most fascinating islands, featuring hand-drawn maps, color photos, and stories from his travels.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There are millions of islands on our planet. New islands are being built at an unprecedented rate, for tourism and territorial ambition. Many are also disappearing, besieged by rising sea levels. The story of our world's islands is one of the great dramas of our time, and it is playing out around the planet--islands are sprouting or being submerged everywhere from the South China Sea to the Atlantic. \u003ci\u003eElsewhere\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of this strange and mesmerizing planetary spectacle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, explorer and geographer Alastair Bonnett takes us on a thought-provoking tour of the world's most fascinating islands. He traveled the globe to provide a firsthand look at numerous islands, sketching a vivid likeness of each one he visited. From a \"crannog,\" an ancient artificial island in a Scottish loch, to the militarized artificial islands China is building; from the disappearing islands that remain the home of native Central Americans to the ritzy new islands of Dubai; from Hong Kong to the Isles of Scilly--all have compelling stories to tell. As we journey around the world with Bonnett, he addresses urgent contemporary issues such as climate change, economic inequality, and the changing balance of world power as reflected in the fates of islands. Along the way, we also learn about the many ways islands rise and fall, the long and little-known history of human island-building and the prospect that the inland hills and valleys will one day be archipelagos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring Bonnett's charming hand-drawn maps and 33 full-color photos, \u003ci\u003eElsewhere\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating travel book for any armchair adventurer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alastair Bonnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226823857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226823850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Alastair Bonnett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070620528895,"sku":"9780226823850","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2d40102-f684-47c1-94ca-1946dbddb87b.jpg?v=1685431381","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elsewhere-alastair-bonnett-9780226823850","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}