ISLANDNESS, INUNDATION AND RESURRECTION.

Mont Saint-Michel Bay is located in a coastal area with a high tidal range that has resulted in a varied and complex history of inundation and of its opposite, “deislanding”. This article explores the mythologisation of the location and its history and identifies recent efforts to ensure that its islandness is re-established and re-affirmed as a local and national asset. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]