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An atlas of countries that don't exist : a compendium of fifty unrecognized and largely unnoticed states / Nick Middleton.

By: Material type: MapMapPublisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books LLC, [2017]Description: 1 atlas, (232 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781452158686
  • 1452158681
Other title:
  • Atlas of countries that do not exist
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Contents:
Map symbols -- Introduction -- Europe -- Africa -- North America -- South America -- Asia -- Oceania -- Elsewhere -- Acknowledgements -- About the author.
Map symbols -- Introduction -- Europe. Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin, Mannin) ; Circassia ; Christiania ; Northern Cyprus ; Moresnet ; Forvik (Forewick Holm) ; Abkhazia ; Catalonia ; Seborga ; Transnistria ; Ruthenia ; Sealand ; Crimea -- Africa. Somaliland ; Mayotte ; Azawad ; Cabinda ; Ogoniland ; Barotseland ; Pontinha ; Sahrawi (Western Sahara) -- North America. Lakotah ; Redonda ; Dinetah ; Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) ; Lubicon ; Moskitia -- South America. Mapuche ; Raa Nui -- Asia. Ahwaz (Arabistan, Khuzestan) ; Akhzivland ; Balochistan ; Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands) ; Nagalim ; Sikkim ; Taiwan (Republic of China) ; Tibet ; Tuva ; Ryukyu (Okinawa) ; Moroc-Songhrati-Meads (Spratly Islands) ; Bangsamoro -- Oceania. West Papua ; Minerva ; Murrawarri ; Vemerana ; Hutt River -- Elsewhere. Atlantium ; Antarctica ; United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA); Elgaland-Vargaland
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 911 M629 Available 33111008758738
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What is a country? Acclaimed travel writer and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton brings to life the origins and histories of 50 states that, lacking international recognition and United Nations membership, exist on the margins of legitimacy in the global order. From long-contested lands like Crimea and Tibet to lesser-known territories such as Africa's last colony and a European republic that enjoyed independence for a single day, Middleton presents fascinating stories of shifting borders, visionary leaders, and "forgotten" peoples. Beautifully illustrated with 50 regional maps, each country is literally die-cut out of the page, offering a distinctive tactile experience while exploring these remarkable places.

"First published in the United States in 2017 by Chronicle Books LLC--First published in the UK in 2015 by Macmillan, a division of Pan Macmillan"--Title page verso.

"Copyright (c) 2015, 2017 by Nick Middleton"--Title page verso.

"This atlas presents fifty of these wannabe nation states. Each has its own flag and legitimate claim to some territory but, for a variety of reasons, none has quite made the grade, to join the exclusive club of internationally recognized countries"--Introduction.

Map symbols -- Introduction -- Europe -- Africa -- North America -- South America -- Asia -- Oceania -- Elsewhere -- Acknowledgements -- About the author.

Map symbols -- Introduction -- Europe. Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin, Mannin) ; Circassia ; Christiania ; Northern Cyprus ; Moresnet ; Forvik (Forewick Holm) ; Abkhazia ; Catalonia ; Seborga ; Transnistria ; Ruthenia ; Sealand ; Crimea -- Africa. Somaliland ; Mayotte ; Azawad ; Cabinda ; Ogoniland ; Barotseland ; Pontinha ; Sahrawi (Western Sahara) -- North America. Lakotah ; Redonda ; Dinetah ; Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) ; Lubicon ; Moskitia -- South America. Mapuche ; Raa Nui -- Asia. Ahwaz (Arabistan, Khuzestan) ; Akhzivland ; Balochistan ; Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands) ; Nagalim ; Sikkim ; Taiwan (Republic of China) ; Tibet ; Tuva ; Ryukyu (Okinawa) ; Moroc-Songhrati-Meads (Spratly Islands) ; Bangsamoro -- Oceania. West Papua ; Minerva ; Murrawarri ; Vemerana ; Hutt River -- Elsewhere. Atlantium ; Antarctica ; United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA); Elgaland-Vargaland

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