An Atlas of Extinct Countries

A funny, fascinating history of countries that, for myriad and often ludicrous reasons, no longer exist; sometimes it’s because they were so ludicrous they didn’t deserve to exist in the first place, a few slip away almost unnoticed. This is an atlas of 48 nations that fell off the map, an obituary of dead nations full of schemers, racists, and con men. And because treating nation-states with too much reverence is the entire problem with pretty much everything – these accounts are not concerned with adding to the earnest flag saluting in the world, however nice some of the flags might be.