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At a time when Google Maps can take you on a virtual tour of Yosemites remotest trails and cell phones double as navigational systems, its hard to imagine theres any uncharted ground left on the planet. In Unruly Places, Alastair Bonnett goes to some of the most unexpected, offbeat places in the world to reinspire our geographical imagination.Bonnetts remarkable tour includes moving villages, secret cities, no mans lands, and floating islands. He explores places as disorienting as Sandy Island, an island included on maps until just two years ago despite the fact that it never existed.An intrepid guide down the road much less traveled, Bonnett reveals that the most extraordinary places on earth might be hidden in plain sight. Perfect for urban explorers, wilderness ramblers, and armchair travelers struck by wanderlust, Unruly Places will change the way you see the places you inhabit.
About the Author
My website: https://alastairbonnett.comA Professor of Geography at Newcastle University in the UK I love writing about disconcerting and hidden places. My most recent book is about artificial islands, of all sorts, 'The Age of Islands' (titled 'Elsewhere in the USA and Canada) . Apart from my travel books I write about the politics of nostalgia, racism and anti-racism around and 'occidentalism'. My forthcoming book is 'Multiracism: Rethinking Racism in Global Context'.
