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THE ISLE OF MAN Geographical Factors in the Evolution of a Political Enclave G. Philip Curtí University of California, Los Angeles Written in the eighteenth century, Boswell's Life of Johnson contains this passage: and giving a full account of it; and that Mr. Burke had playfully suggested as a motto, 'the proper study of Mankind is Man'. I mentioned a scheme which I had of making a tour to the Isle of Man, located at the hub of the wheel of the British Isles, yet not strictly a part of There is some foundation for Mr. Burke's thought: on this unique isle, the United Kingdom, there is practically no crime, little tax--and insular independence and governmental autonomy make this an island of peace in the turbulent sea of world political turmoil. Physical Features Of meagre natural resources, the enclave of the Isle of Man has evolved through periods of Druidical fanaticism, Norse piracy, and Manx smuggling. The Isle of Man is 33 miles long and 12 miles wide with a lenticular outline of north north east--west south west trend. Its major physical feature is the slaty highland mass that occupies two-thirds of the area and which culminates in
Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers – University of Hawai'I Press
Published: Oct 1, 1961
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