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Off the Map
Lost Spaces, Invisible Cities, Forgotten Islands, Feral Places and What They Tell Us About the World
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Off the Map
In a world of Google Earth, in which it is easy to believe that every discovery has been made and every adventure already had, Off the Map is a stunning testament to how mysterious our planet still is.
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From forgotten enclaves to floating islands, from hidden villages to New York gutter spaces, Off the Map charts the hidden corners of our planet. And while these are not necessarily places you would choose to visit on holiday—Hobyo, the pirate capital of Somalia, or Zheleznogorsk, a secret military town in Russia—they each carry a story about the strangeness of place and our need for a geography that understands our hunger for the fantastic and the unexpected.
But it also shows us that topophilia, the love of place, is a fundamental part of what it is to be human. Whether you are an urban explorer or an armchair traveller, Off the Map will inspire and enchant. You'll never look at a map in quite the same way again.
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Off the Map by Alastair Bonnett is celebrated for its fascinating exploration of forgotten and obscure places, blending engaging storytelling with psycho-geographical insights. Reviewers commend its entertaining prose and enlightening exploration of both far-flung and local geographies. The book is particularly praised for challenging conventional notions of exploration in a world seemingly fully charted, offering a thought-provoking triumph through its cleverly researched essays.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781781313619
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 April 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Aurum
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Alastair Bonnett is Professor of Social Geography at Newcastle University. Previous books include What is Geography? and How to Argue. He has also contributed to history and current affairs magazines on a wide variety of topics, such as world population and radical nostalgia. Alastair was editor of the avant-garde, psychogeographical, magazine Transgressions: A Journal of Urban Exploration between 1994-2000. He was also involved for many years in situationist and anarchist politics. His latest research projects are about memories of the city and themes of loss and yearning in modern politics.
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