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An Atlas of Extinct Countries

Hardcover • 2020 • English

An Atlas of Extinct Countries

By Gideon Defoe

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About the book

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 die. Sometimes it's murder, sometimes it's by accident, and sometimes it's 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'...Show more

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9780008393854

Published year

2020

Language

English

Original title

An Atlas of Extinct Countries

Format

Hardcover

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