The Isle of Man: Celebrating a Sense of Place

The Isle of Man: Celebrating a Sense of Place
ISBN-10
0853230366
ISBN-13
9780853230366
Series
The Isle of Man
Category
History
Pages
328
Language
English
Published
1990-01-01
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Authors
Vaughan Robinson, Danny McCarroll

Description

This book, drawing on wide experience of the Isle of Man, describes, interprets and explains the features that make the Island’s physical and human landscapes so distinctive and give it a unique sense of place. Although the editors have taken a strongly geographical approach to their theme, the book is unparalleled in writings on the Isle of Man in the broad range of contributions it has assembled: geology, quaternary science, geomorphology, archaeology, history, natural history, political science, demography, social policy and economics. The book definitively reviews current geographical knowledge relating to the Isle of Man, bringing together hitherto fragmented, scattered and inaccessible work. Particular emphasis is placed upon the way in which geographers are returning to their intellectual roots with a renewed focus on both the distinctiveness and sense of place. By helping readers to understand the processes that formed, and continue to change, the Isle of Man’s unique physical and human landscapes, this book aims both to inform and to enhance enjoyment of the Island.

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