Although the academic study of micronations—known as micropatriology—is limited, there have nevertheless been a number of published works on the subject.[1][2] The following is a list documenting these written works. This list does not contain works wherein micronationalism is the secondary theme, such as reference works which contain or make references to micronations and books about individual micronations.
The earliest-published book about micronationalism was How to Start Your Own Country (1979) by libertarian science-fiction author Erwin S. Strauss, in which Strauss documents various approaches to sovereignty and their chances of success.[2][3] The work became regarded as the seminal work on micronationalism.[4] Two French-language books followed; L'Etat c'est moi: histoire des monarchies privées, principautés de fantaisie et autres républiques pirates in 1997 by French writer and historian Bruno Fuligni, and Ils ne siègent pas à l'ONU in 2000 by Swiss academic Fabrice O'Driscoll, who also founded the French Institute of Micropatrology.[5][6] In 2006, travel guide book publisher Lonely Planet published Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations, a humorous gazetteer that profiles various micronations and information on their locations, flags, stamps and other facts.[2][3]
Fuligni authored a second book on micronationalism alongside Isabelle Hanne, a photo book entitled Micronations, in 2013.[7] In 2016, he authored an atlas and reference work about micronational kingdoms entitled Royaumes d’aventure: Ils ont fondé leur propre État.[8] In 2022,[a] Australian legal academics Harry Hobbs and George Williams authored two books about micronationalism; the academic Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty, focusing on the legal aspects of micronations, and the general-purpose How to Rule Your Own Country: The Weird and Wonderful World of Micronations, detailing numerous micronations categorised by chapter.[2][9]
In English
edit| Title | Year | Author(s) | Publisher | Pages | ISBN | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How to Start Your Own Country | 1979 | Erwin S. Strauss | Loompanics (second edition) Paladin Press (third edition) |
167 | 978-1-581-60524-2 | [2][3][10] |
| Illustrated and written from a libertarian perspective, How to Start Your Own Country introduces five approaches that micronations may take in an attempt to achieve statehood. The final chapter profiles several micronations, elements of micronationalism and other related organisations in alphabetical order. | ||||||
| Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations | 2006 | John Ryan George Dunford Simon Sellars |
Lonely Planet | 160 | 978-1-741-04730-1 | [3][11][P 1] |
| An illustrated, humorous guidebook and gazetteer split into three parts. The book consists of profiles of various micronations and offers information on their flags, leaders, currencies, dates of foundation, maps and other facts. Sidebars throughout the book provide overviews of such topics as coinage and stamps, as well as a profile of Emperor Norton. | ||||||
| Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty | 2022[a] | Harry Hobbs George Williams |
Cambridge University Press | 256 | 978-1-009-15012-5 | [2][12] |
| Written from an academic perspective by two lawyers, this work principally concerns micronations in regards to international law, although it also explores the definition of statehood, the micronational community and the ways by which micronations mimic sovereign states. | ||||||
| How to Rule Your Own Country: The Weird and Wonderful World of Micronations | 2022 | Harry Hobbs George Williams |
University of New South Wales Press | 320 | 978-1-742-23773-2 | [9][13] |
| Illustrated and for general audiences, this book documents various micronations categorised by chapter. An overarching theme is the disproportionate number of micronations located within Australia, which the authors attribute to larrikin tradition and the country's remoteness. | ||||||
In French
edit| Title | Year | Author(s) | Publisher | Pages | ISBN | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Etat c'est moi: Histoire des monarchies privées, principautés de fantaisie et autres républiques pirates | 1997 | Bruno Fuligni | Éditions de Paris | 238 | 978-2-905-29169-1 | [5] |
| A general work about micronationalism that also details several micronations. In the book, Fuligni coins cryptarchie (English: cryptarchy) as a synonym for micronation. | ||||||
| Ils ne siègent pas à l'ONU: Revue de quelques micro-etats, micro-nations et autres entités éphémères | 2000 | Fabrice O'Driscoll | Presses du Midi | 287 | 978-2-878-67251-0 | [5][6] |
| Written by the founder of the French Institute of Micropatrology (French: l'Institut français de micropatrologie), this book details over 600 micronations and intermicronational organisations. | ||||||
| Micronations | 2013 | Bruno Fuligni Isabelle Hanne |
Diaphane | 157 | 978-2-919-07719-9 | [7][14] |
| A photo book illustrated by Léo Delafontaine concerning various micronations and PoliNation 2012, including an overview of their history and sidebars with information such as their size, population and national website. | ||||||
| Royaumes d'aventure: Ils ont fondé leur propre État | 2016 | Bruno Fuligni | Les Arènes | 320 | 978-2-352-04285-3 | [8] |
| An atlas and reference work detailing several micronational kingdoms and their rulers, divided into three classifications. | ||||||
Theses
edit| Title | Year | Author | Degree | University | Pages | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What is a Nation: The Micronationalist Challenge to Traditional Concepts of the Nation-state | 2009 | Bennie Lee Ferguson | Master of Arts | Wichita State University | 184 | [1] |
| Micronations: Konstituierte Staaten in konstruierten Welten. Zur historischen Entwicklung von Mikronationen und ihren gegenwärtigen Ausprägungen | 2010 | Irina Ulrike Andel | Master of Philosophy | University of Vienna | 129 | [15] |
| Subversive Sovereignty: Parodic Representations of Micropatrias Enclaved by the United Kingdom | 2014 | Terri Ann Moreau | Doctor of Philosophy | University of London | 312 | [16] |
Footnotes
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Ferguson, Bennie Lee (2009). What is a Nation: The Micronationalist Challenge to Traditional Concepts of the Nation-state (PDF) (Thesis). Wichita State University. p. 37. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f de Castro, Vicente Bicudo (11 March 2022). "Harry Hobbs and George Williams' Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty" (PDF). Shima. 16 (1). Shima Publishing: 421–425. doi:10.21463/shima.159. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d McDougall, Russel (15 September 2013). "Micronations of the Caribbean". In Fumagalli, Maria Cristina; Hulme, Peter; Robinson, Owen; Wylie, Lesley (eds.). Surveying the American Tropics: A Literary Geography from New York to Rio. Liverpool University Press. p. 233. doi:10.5949/liverpool/9781846318900.003.0010. ISBN 978-1-84631-8-900.
- ^ Walker, Jesse (19 November 2007). "Big Ideas Need Small Places". The American Conservative. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Foucher-Dufoix, Valérie; Dufoix, Stéphane (February 2012). "La patrie peut-elle être virtuelle ?" [Can the homeland be virtual?]. Pardés (in French). 52. In Press: 57–75. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Cairn.info.
- ^ a b Vieira, Fátima (2022). "Micronations and Hyperutopias". In Marks, Peter; Wagner-Lawlor, Jennifer A.; Vieira, Fátima (eds.). The Palgrave Handbook of Utopian and Dystopian Literatures. Springer International Publishing. p. 282. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-88654-7_22. ISBN 978-3-030-88654-7.
- ^ a b Gilles, Renault (27 September 2015). ""Micronations", terres en vues" ["Micronations", lands in sight]. Libération (in French). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ a b Zanin, Christine (10 July 2018). "Bruno Fuligni, Royaumes d'aventure. Ils ont fondé leur propre État". Mappemonde (in French) (124). doi:10.4000/worldmap.363 (inactive 1 November 2024). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link) - ^ a b Ribeiro, Celina (6 November 2022). "'Remarkable', 'gorgeous', 'entertaining': the best Australian books out in November". The Guardian. How to Rule Your Own Country by Harry Hobbs and George Williams. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Binole, Gina (10 August 1993). "Conan the Librarian". Kitsap Sun. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Needham, Peter (16 September 2006). "Born to rule". The Australian. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Corbett, Jack (May 2022). "Book review : Micronations and the search for sovereignty". Small States & Territories. 5 (1). Islands and Small States Institute: 229–230. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via University of Malta.
- ^ Caterson, Simon (6 January 2023). Steger, Jason (ed.). "Self-proclaimed rulers of small lands keep dreaming big". The Sydney Morning Herald. The Booklist. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Le Château d'Eau : Léo Delafontaine : Deconstructing Photography (extraits)". The Eye of Photography. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Andel, Irina Ulrike (2010). Micronations: Konstituierte Staaten in konstruierten Welten. Zur historischen Entwicklung von Mikronationen und ihren gegenwärtigen Ausprägungen [Micronations: Constituted States in Constructed Worlds. On the historical development of micronations and their current manifestations] (Thesis) (in German). University of Vienna. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Moreau, Terri Ann (2014). Subversive Sovereignty: Parodic Representations of Micropatrias Enclaved by the United Kingdom (PDF) (Thesis). University of London. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
Primary sources
edit- ^ Ryan, John; Dunford, George; Sellars, Simon (2006). "The Authors". Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations. Lonely Planet. pp. 153–154. ISBN 978-1-74104-730-1.
- ^ Hobbs, Harry; Williams, George (2021). Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty (eBook). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781009150125. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links
edit- Micronationalism bibliography at MicroWiki, the free micronational encyclopaedia