{"product_id":"island-at-the-edge-of-the-world-9781526667250","title":"Island at the Edge of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant new account of one of the world's most remote, mysterious and misunderstood places: Easter Island.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than 1200 miles from the nearest inhabited island and 2200 miles from mainland Chile, \u003cb\u003eEaster Island\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most inaccessible places on the planet, made famous by its thousand \u003cb\u003ehuge statues\u003c\/b\u003e. How people came to live there and what happened to them has been the cause of heated debate. Now, in this compelling and deeply researched new book, The Last Island on Earth, we find out the answers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor too long, people have imposed their own theories on this extraordinary place and its inhabitants. \u003cb\u003eThor Heyerdahl\u003c\/b\u003e, after his famous \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKon-Tiki \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eexpedition, claimed the island had been discovered by light-skinned people from South America, believing only they could have been capable of travelling there and building the statues. Erich von Däniken took it to greater extremes, saying the statues had been\u003cb\u003e carved by aliens\u003c\/b\u003e. More recently, \u003cb\u003eJared Diamond\u003c\/b\u003e's theory of ecocide  that Islanders destroyed their world by cutting down all the trees  has become popular as a vital message about the need to conserve our planet's resources. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNone of this survives scrutiny, or captures the island's inspiring, and tragic, real story. With new research, local indigenous histories and rediscovered historical sources, archaeologist Mike Pitts creates \u003cb\u003ea fascinating and comprehensive portrait of Easter Island  and reveals how the truth is even more remarkable than the fiction. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51618839855447,"sku":"9781526667250","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526667250.jpg?v=1756903684","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/island-at-the-edge-of-the-world-9781526667250","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}