An Atlas of Countries That Don't Exist: A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States

Acclaimed travel writer and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton takes us on a magical tour of countries that, lacking diplomatic recognition or UN membership, inhabit a world of shifting borders, visionary leaders and forgotten peoples.Most of us think we know what a country is, but in truth the concept is rather slippery From Catalonia to the Crimea, and from Africa s last colony to the European republic that enjoyed just a solitary day of independence, the places in this book may lie on the margins of legitimacy, but all can be visited in the real world.Beautifully illustrated by fifty regional maps, each shadowy country is literally cut out of the page of this book Alongside stories, facts and figures, this Atlas brings to life a dreamlike world of nations that exist only in the minds of the people who live there. Free Download Kindle ePUB An Atlas of Countries That Don't Exist: A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States Author Nick Middleton – kino-fada.fr I really enjoyed this short little book about 50 countries that have either, in the past or are currently seeking, some kind of autonomy From huge regions like Catalonia to tiny islands inhabited and claimed by one person, this is a sometimes fascinating, sometimes sad, and sometimes hilarious book My only criticism and it s one that s understandable considering the scope of the book is that the brief one or two page overviews of each country left me wanting to know so muchPerhaps I really enjoyed this short little book about 50 countries that have either, in the past or are currently seeking, some ...I close the book and ask myself, what exactly is a map This book pushes those boundaries of expectations.How on Earth would I review thisA fascinating little collection of places and concepts, An Atlas of Countries That Don t Exist is a great read Each country is presented with a map location, and the usual details such as population, and then gets a blurb sometimes a collection of dates, sometimes a small storythan one of which was honestly a little haunting Some of them, like Taiwan, I was already quite familiar with Others were completely new to me Pretty much all of the countries existed at some point during A fascinating little collection of places and concepts, An Atlas of Countries That Don t Exist is a great read Each country is presented with a map location, and the usual details such as population, and then gets a blurb sometimes a collection of dates, sometimes a small storythan one of which was honestly a little haunting Some of them, like Taiwan, I was already quite familiar with Others were completely n...A quirky whimsical read My cup of tea. An Atlas of Countries That Don t Exist A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States by Nick Middleton is a beautiful book A lot of attention to detail and care has been put into the design of this amazing book, from the color scheme of subtle gray blue and cherry red, to the way each location is set in a map, with the previous page having a cut out so that the reader first encounters the country, and then its place on the globe This isn t the kind of book designed to help An Atlas of Countries That Don t Exist A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States by Nick Middleton is a beautiful book A lot of attention to detail and care has been put into the design of this amazing book, from the color scheme of subtle gray blue and cherry red, to the way each location is set in a map, with the previous page having a cut out so that the reader first encounters the country, and then its place on the globe This isn t the kind of book designed to help children with their geography homework, or to be an information filled guidebook, instead, each entry is features a flag and some basic information, with a few paragraphs telling the story of each state, with the intention o...Another completely obvious favourite.Nick Middleton loves coming up with odd book titles Kalashnikovs and Zombie Cucumbers being just one example but with this latest book from the Oxford geography don the subject turns out to be even stranger than the title.Although not included in the book which the author says he could have filled many times over it turns out England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all qualify as non countries depending on what definition of country you use And therein lies the problem the Nick Middleton loves coming up with odd book titles Kalashnikovs and Zombie Cucumbers being just one example but with this latest book from the Oxford geography don the subject turns out to be even stranger than the title.Although not included in the book which the author says he could have filled many times over it turns out England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all qualify as non countries depending on what definition of country you use And therein lies the problem the definitions for country , nation and state are so vague as to beor less non existent For UK countries, their existence and right to be considered countries has a historical precedent and is well recognised around the world For many of the countries listed in the atlas this is not the case Some, like Somaliland are fighting for recognition which they desperately need as few countries recognise them making travel for citizens very difficult indeed Others, like the Isle of Man are ...An Atlas of Countries That Don t Exist by Nick Middleton is a whimsical non fiction book that makes you laugh in some of the pure silliness that this book covers.This short novel is about 50 countries that have either, in the past or are currently seeking, in some sort of autonomy It ranges from countries like Catalonia which has millions of people thriving to tiny islands inhabited and claimed by one lonely person.This book fascinated me on the countries that this book covered and their An Atlas of Countries That Don t Exist by Nick Middleton is a whimsical non fiction book that makes you laugh in some of the pure silliness that this book covers.This short novel is about 50 countries that have either, in the past or are currently seeking, in some sort of autonomy It ranges from countries like Catalonia which has millions of people thriving to tiny islands inhabited and claimed by one lonely person.This book fascinated me on the countries that this book covered and their history The history of these countries were often depressing as they depicted many losses and defeats My only complaint is that each country only gets a brief one or two pages overview, which left me wanting to know so muchI think 25 countries instead of 50 would be better as we would learnbackground about each country I would recommend this book to people who want to knowabout the world and people who don t read many non fiction books This novel cou...This one soundsinteresting than it actually is Each region gets a full page map and approximately half of a page of text, so readers learn less than they would have if they had just consulted Wikipedia.As it styles itself an atlas one would think it would have good maps, but that is not the case they do not show recognized national borders within the regions discussed, making it difficult to know what country is claiming them the text rarely makes this clear, either the scales are This one soundsinteresting than it actually is Each region gets a full page map and ...A quirky book that makes you think how nations evolve and die and what borders mean Does a nation even need to have land to exist or even a military How far can treaties be enforced What does it mean to be a nation or a state or country are they interchangeable or do they mean different things The book covers a variety of countries that no longer exist and does a quite a good job of covering motivations for existence of countries in the modern era and the...

• 21 April 2018
Nick Middleton
• Hardcover
• 230 pages
• 1447295277
• Nick Middleton
• An Atlas of Countries That Don't Exist: A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States