The four-volume 'Island Studies - Critical Concepts in Geography', published by Routledge, is Professor Godfrey Baldacchino's lasted publication. Professor Baldacchino edited and curated this anthology with Dr Ilan Kelman from University College London. 'Island Studies' has a comprehensive introduction and is fully indexed, making it an essential reference and research resource.
Big or small, islands and their inhabitant communities have long been the focus of intellectual enquiry, but in recent years a whole host of new academic institutes, journals, and conferences have devoted themselves to their study and research. And while early scholarly work mostly originated from those working in the natural sciences, and in Physical and Human Geography, Anthropology, and Archaeology, in the last twenty years or so serious research has also burgeoned under the rubric of, for example, Cultural Geography, Regional Development, Environmental Studies, Tourism, and Identity Studies.
'Every self-respecting discipline needs an anthology—so 'island studies' has its own too now. I am pleased to have carefully curated this 1630-page anthology of published works—from epic poems to scholarly articles—that somehow chart the development and evolution in our understanding of islands throughout millennia. A project successfully conceived and completed with colleague Dr Ilan Kelman from University College London', said Professor Baldacchino.
