Collins Books: The Atlas of Microstates, Kartoniert / Broschiert
The Atlas of Microstates
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- Verlag:
- HarperCollins Publishers, 10/2024
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780008703493
- Artikelnummer:
- 11877049
- Umfang:
- 240 Seiten
- Gewicht:
- 270 g
- Maße:
- 210 x 148 mm
- Stärke:
- 16 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 24.10.2024
- Hinweis
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Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
An ideal gift for anyone with an intrigue for geographical curiosities.
Defined as sovereign states with a very small population, land area, or both, microstates serve as fascinating case studies of geopolitical significance. This atlas explores the unique history, politics, and self-determination of the world's smallest states.
Under what conditions do microstates form in the first place? Is there a correlation between the size of a political unit and its relative sovereignty? What contributes to the success of ministates, or, in certain cases, their failure?
From modern day city-states, island countries as well as sparsely populated territories, to historical anomalies, tax havens, aspirant states and micronations, this atlas considers a wide range of countries largely defined by their relative smallness.
A beautifully-designed collection ideal for those with an interest in geopolitics and cartographic curiosities, some of the microstates explored in this book include:
¿ Liechtensteinone of the smallest countries in the world today - and also one of the wealthiest - with a territory that covers approximately 25km from north to south, the only country located entirely in the Alps
¿ Cocos (Keeling) Islandsconsisting of two coral atolls with a total area of 14m2, where fewer than 600 people live and the majority of the population is Muslim
¿ Couto Misto a de-facto semi-independent state which many believe had special sovereign rights granted to it by a 12th century princess, later disputed by Spain and Portugal and eventually partitioned in 1864
These along with many more examples are captured in this engaging atlas full of geographical intrigue.
