| Description |
xxii, 483 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"In an act of feminist inquiry, personal adventure, and literary quest, Alice Albinia embarks on a series of journeys that traverse Britain and reach beyond its contemporary borders--from Europe to the Caribbean, Ireland to Scandinavia. She walks the coastlines of Lindisfarne, sails through the Hebrides archipelago, and bikes into Westminster at dawn. As she takes us across extravagantly varied island topographies and surveys centuries of history, Albinia ranges between languages and genres, and through disparate island cultures. She talks to stubbornly independent islanders and searches for archaeological and linguistic traces of island identities, discovering distinct traditions and resistance to mainland control"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-467) and index. |
| Subject |
Islands -- Great Britain -- History.
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Women -- Great Britain -- History.
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Great Britain -- History.
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
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| ISBN |
9780393608557 hc. |
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