Worlds in shadow, submerged lands in science, memory and myth, Patrick Nunn
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Worlds in shadow, submerged lands in science, memory and myth, Patrick Nunn
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Worlds in shadow
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bibliography
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1200198187
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Patrick Nunn
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Bloomsbury sigma
Sub title
submerged lands in science, memory and myth
Summary
The traces of much of human history - and that which preceded it - lie beneath the ocean surface. This is fertile ground for speculation, even myth-making, but also a topic on which geologists and climatologists have increasingly focused on in recent decades. This is the first book to present the science of submergence in a popular format. Patrick Nunn sifts the fact from the fiction, using the most up-to-date research to work out which submerged places may have actually existed versus those that probably only exist in myth
Table of contents
Introduction -- Worlds in shadow -- Recently drowned lands -- At the nexus of science and memory -- Red herrings -- Hidden depths -- Deep in shadow -- Earth's watery shroud -- 'The island tilts... the tourists go mad' -- Falling apart -- 'Huge and mighty hilles of water' -- Volcanic islands -- Slipping into the shadows -- Out of the shadows
Target audience
adult
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