An Atlas of Extinct Countries

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Call Number: 320.12 De, Adult Book / Nonfiction / History / General / Defoe, Gideon
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

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Originally published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd. in 2020.
Introduction - Chancers & crackpots : The Kingdom of Sarawak - The Kingdom of Bavaria - The Islands of Refreshment - The Kingdom of Corsica - The State of Muskogee - The Republic of Sonora - The Kingdom of Araucania & Patagonia - The Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace - Rapa Nui (Easter Island) - The Principality of Trinidad - The Fiume Endeavour - The Kingdom of Sedang -- Mistakes & Micronations : The Republic of Cospaia - New Caledonia - The Principality of Elba - Franceville - The Republic of Vemerana - The Soviet Republic of Soldiers & Fortress-Builders of Naissaar - Neutral Moresnet - The Republic of Perloja - The Quilombo of Palmares - The Free State of Bottleneck - The Tangier International Zone - Ottawa Civic Hospital Maternity Ward -- Lies & Lost Kingdoms : The Great Republic of Rough & Ready - Poyais - The Republic of Goust - Libertalia - The Kingdom of Sikkim - The Kingdom of Axum - Dahomey - The Most Serene Republic of Venice - The Golden Kingdom of Silla - Khwarezmia -- Puppets & Political Footballs : The Republic of Formosa - THe Republic of West Florida - Manchukuo - The Riograndense Republic - Maryland in Africa - The Republic of Texas - The Congo Free State - Ruthenia (Carpatho-Ukraine) - People's Republic of Tannu Tuva - The Republic of Salo - The German Democratic Republic - Bophuthatswana - Republic of Crimea - Yugoslavia.
"Countries die. Sometimes it's murder, sometimes it's by accident, and sometimes it's because they were so ludicrous they didn't deserve to exist in the first place. Occasionally they explode violently. A few slip away almost unnoticed. Often the cause of death is either "got too greedy" or "Napoleon turned up." Now and then they just hold a referendum and vote themselves out of existence. This is an atlas of 48 nations that fell off the map."--Dust jacket flap.

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A great read! submitted by alyalden on June 21, 2022, 12:01pm Informative without being boring, funny without dismissing the harm of colonialism, this book was everything I wanted it to be, an amusing and educational read for a lovely summer day!