Alastair Bonnett: 8 books

New islands are under construction or emerging because of climate change. Eccentric enclaves and fantastic utopian experiments are multiplying. Once-secret fantasy gardens are cracking open their doors to outsiders. Our world is becoming stranger by the day—and Alastair Bonnett observes and captures...

A tour of the world’s hidden geographies—from disappearing islands to forbidden deserts—and a stunning testament to how mysterious the world remains today At a time when Google Maps Street View can take you on a virtual tour of Yosemite’s remotest trails and cell phones double as navigational...

▎版權熱銷12國《地圖之外》最新續作 又一部值得珍藏的地圖探索之書！ ▎ ★ 各地點隨篇附有詳細經緯度座標，可與Google Map搭配閱讀：實際街景、地理現狀及照片，完全滿足探險樂趣。 「我們都搭上了疾駛且迷失方向的地理列車，不知道將前往何方，也不能下車。我們能做的，就是睜大眼睛，緊抓不放。」 英國地理學家阿拉史泰爾．邦尼特繼全球暢銷書《地圖之外》後，再次以邦尼特式醒世、詼諧且富有詩意的口吻，帶領讀者深入39個最隱密、叛逆，甚至企圖從地圖上掙脫的地方異數，挑戰我們對全球地理的既有認知！ ◎美國的《鳥糞島嶼法》讓任何公民只要找得到有鳥糞的無政府島嶼，即可宣稱是美國領土！？ ◎有世界上數量最多飛地的中亞費爾干納盆地，為什麼成為兵家必爭之地？ ◎一座蘇聯時代城市因為一齣電影得到重建，但當電影停拍，這座城市將何去何從？ ◎世上最小的國家「馬爾他騎士團」，面積只有六千平方公尺，為什麼能得到國際認可？ ◎英國脫歐後，竟然有一條街道宣布獨立建國成為「史特拉福共和國」？ ◎許多即將、已經失傳的原始語言，為何在紐約重新落地生根？ ◎我們透過網路建立起的虛擬烏托邦，為什麼反而成為了老派的未來想像？ ◎人類有可能透過直升機，建立起真正三度空間的城市嗎？ ◎「天橋」如何從一個對未來的烏托邦式理想，成為過時、被遺忘的碎片？ 「自有地理學起，人就著迷於奇特不凡之地。」即使進入了數位當道的年代，我們對來自遙遠異地之奇聞軼事的喜愛，從古至今未消。而英國新堡大學地理學教授阿拉史泰爾．邦尼特（Alastair...

"I cannot imagine a better guide to the transition between school and undergraduate geography than this short, informative and confidently-argued book. Written without fuss but based on solid learning and clear thinking, it tackles head-on a question many professional academic geographers would...

We are familiar with the importance of 'progress' and 'change'. But what about loss? Across the world, from Beijing to Birmingham, people are talking about loss: about the loss that occurs when populations try to make new lives in new lands as well as the loss of traditions, languages and landscapes.　*The...

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This introductory text provides students for the first time with an historical and international analysis of the development of anti-racism. Drawing on sources from around the world, the author explains the roots and describes the practice of anti-racism in Western and non-Western societies from Britain...

Occidente: parola antica per una categoria geopolitica decisamente moderna, da declinare al plurale. Le idee di Occidente sono sorte dentro e fuori le frontiere che si venivano tracciando, ma le diverse origini a cui ciascuna faceva appello denunciano il proprio carattere di miti etico-politici, più...