The Challenge of Nissology: A Global Outlook on the World Archipelago, Part I: Scene Setting the World Archipelago

Islands are the rule and not the exception. One major objective for nissology - defined as the study of islands and islandness - in the 21st century should be to debunk the unfair prejudice that ‘island studies’ continues to suffer at present time. To do so, a systematic treatment of the island phen...

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Main Author: Christian Depraetere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Island Studies Journal 2008-05-01
Series:Island Studies Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.212