{"product_id":"invisible-countries-joshua-keating-9780300221626","title":"Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thoughtful analysis of how our world's borders came to be and why we may be emerging from a lengthy period of \"cartographical stasis\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Keating\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300221622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300221626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2018 pg. 84","brand":"Joshua Keating","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913608003839,"sku":"9780300221626","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_13f17c89-502b-4e9a-a04a-d006f536aa6b.jpg?v=1680621334","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/invisible-countries-joshua-keating-9780300221626","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}