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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20146| Title: | Insularity : blessing or curse? |
| Other Titles: | Insularity : Small Worlds in Linguistic and Cultural Perspectives |
| Authors: | Vassallo, Mario |
| Keywords: | Islands -- Social aspects |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Publisher: | Konigshausen & Neumann |
| Citation: | Vassallo, M. (2015). Insularity : Blessing or Curse?. In Heimrath, R. & Kremer, A. (Eds.), Insularity : Small Worlds in Linguistic and Cultural Perspectives (pp. 23-29). Germany: Konigshausen & Neumann |
| Abstract: | The question of whether insularity or islandness is a blessing or a curse is not easy to answer. Sociological studies show that it can be either, for different people at different times. This essay explores the nature of islandness from a sociological perspective, highlighting the various aspects that make island life at the same time alluring and off-putting, and suggesting how Nissology, the scientific study of island life, can be employed as a very useful vantage point to understand the human spirit. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/20146 |
| ISBN: | 9783826055409 |
| Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCSSSoc |
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