Islands, lovers, and others

Geographical Review

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 202-229

  Lowenthal, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Circumscription; Insularity; Islands; Paradise; Possessiveness; Prison

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; ISLAND;

ANTIPODES ISLANDS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AUSTRALASIA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 35448929466     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2007.tb00399.x     Document Type: Article

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