LEADER 02658nam 22004455 450 001 9910480974903321 005 20210817001120.0 010 $a0-300-23505-4 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300235050 035 $a(CKB)4100000005464017 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5431575 035 $a(DE-B1597)536122 035 $a(OCoLC)1125188099 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300235050 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000005464017 100 $a20191022d2018 fg 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aInvisible Countries $eJourneys to the Edge of Nationhood /$fJoshua Keating 210 1$aNew Haven, CT :$cYale University Press,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (295 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aIncludes index. 311 0 $a0-300-22162-2 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAuthor's Note --$tIntroduction: What Is a Country? --$t1. How Countries Conquered the World --$t2. A Nation between Countries --$t3. The Invisible Country --$t4. The Dream of Independence --$t5. The Country Vanishes --$tConclusion: The New Map --$tNotes --$tAcknowledgments --$tIndex 330 $aA thoughtful analysis of how our world's borders came to be and why we may be emerging from a lengthy period of "cartographical stasis" What is a country? While certain basic criteria-borders, a government, and recognition from other countries-seem obvious, journalist Joshua Keating's book explores exceptions to these rules, including self-proclaimed countries such as Abkhazia, Kurdistan, and Somaliland, a Mohawk reservation straddling the U.S.-Canada border, and an island nation whose very existence is threatened by climate change. Through stories about these would-be countries' efforts at self-determination, as well as their respective challenges, Keating shows that there is no universal legal authority determining what a country is. He argues that although our current world map appears fairly static, economic, cultural, and environmental forces in the places he describes may spark change. Keating ably ties history to incisive and sympathetic observations drawn from his travels and personal interviews with residents, political leaders, and scholars in each of these "invisible countries." 606 $aSovereignty 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSovereignty. 676 $a320.1/2 700 $aKeating$b Joshua$01042887 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480974903321 996 $aInvisible Countries$92467494 997 $aUNINA