An Atlas of Extinct Countries: The Remarkable (and Occasionally Ridiculous) Stor

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE An Atlas of Extinct Countries by Gideon Defoe Prisoners of Geography meets Bill Bryson: a funny, fascinating, beautifully illustrated – and timely – history of countries that, for myriad and often ludicrous reasons, no longer exist. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Prisoners of Geography meets Bill Bryson: a funny, fascinating, beautifully illustrated – and timely – history of countries that, for myriad and often ludicrous reasons, no longer exist. Countries are just daft stories we tell each other. Theyre all equally implausible once you get up closeCountries die. Sometimes its murder, sometimes its by accident, and sometimes its because they were so ludicrous they didnt 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 nations that fell off the map. The polite way of writing an obituary is: dwell on the good bits, gloss over the embarrassing stuff. This book fails to do that. And that is mainly because most of these dead nations (and a lot of the ones that are still alive) are so weird or borderline nonsensical that its impossible to skip the embarrassing stuff.The life stories of the sadly deceased involve a catalogue of chancers, racists, racist chancers, conmen, madmen, people trying to get out of paying tax, mistakes, lies, stupid schemes and General Idiocy. Because of this – and because treating nation states with too much respect is the entire problem with pretty much everything – these accounts are not fussed about adding to all the earnest flag saluting in the world, however nice some of the flags are. Author Biography Gideon Defoe is the author of The Pirates! book series, and wrote the screenplay for the Oscar nominated Aardman film The Pirates In An Adventure With Scientists. He has written about how animals have sex and penned a computer game tie-in novel for Gollancz because he is bad at staying on brand. He does film development work with Locksmith Animation, Studio Canal and is developing a sitcom with BBC studios. Review This entertaining atlas of nations that fell off the map is a joyously compiled catalogue of chancers, conmen, madmen, mistakes, lies and far fetches schemes that laid waste the genuine hopes of a nation or exploded the overreaching ambitions of bombastic megalomaniac … a riot of revisionist history and political ambition Traveller MagazineA whirlwind tour through the pleasingly oddball tales of historys also-rans … If youre looking for a delightful stocking stuffer for the travel and history aficionado in your life, look no further Frommers Review Quote This entertaining atlas of nations that fell off the map is a joyously compiled catalogue of chancers, conmen, madmen, mistakes, lies and far fetches schemes that laid waste the genuine hopes of a nation or exploded the overreaching ambitions of bombastic megalomaniac ... a riot of revisionist history and political ambition Traveller Magazine Feature * PERFECT STOCKING FILLER for the amateur historian (or geographer...) and fan of Radio 4 quiz shows - beautifully illustrated with black and white maps and four-colour end papers. * Gideon Defoe is the author The Pirates! Book series, and the screenplay writer for The Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists - his blend of irreverent humour and scholarly research makes this a brilliantly funny and informative read. Details ISBN0008393850 Author Gideon Defoe Publisher Harpercollins Publishers Year 2020 ISBN-10 0008393850 ISBN-13 9780008393854 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2020-09-03 Imprint Fourth Estate Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Language English Pages 304 Short Title An Atlas of Extinct Countries Subtitle The Remarkable (and Occasionally Ridiculous) Stories of 48 Nations That Fell off the Map DEWEY 320.1209 UK Release Date 2020-09-03 Edited by Eufemia Tarantino Birth 1927 Death 1973 Affiliation Massachusetts Institute of Technology Position journalist Qualifications S. J. Alternative 9780008393885 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-11-18 NZ Release Date 2020-11-18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:129576615;

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