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Category : Liechtenstein
Languages : en
Pages : 10
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Background Notes, Liechtenstein
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Category : Liechtenstein
Languages : en
Pages : 10
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Category : Liechtenstein
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Pages : 10
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Background Notes
Author: United States. Department of State. Office of Media Services
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Category : Area studies
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Category : Area studies
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Background Notes
Author: United States. Department of State. Office of Public Communication
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Category : Area studies
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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Series of short, factual pamphlets on the countries of the world.
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Category : Area studies
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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Series of short, factual pamphlets on the countries of the world.
Secrets of the Seven Smallest States of Europe
Author: Thomas M. Eccardt
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
ISBN: 9780781810326
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
"This unique book examines the history, culture, and inner workings of the seven smallest independent countries in Europe. These are among the oldest states on the continent and, despite their diversity, they have much in common. Most have relatively high per capita incomes and life expectancies, and relatively low unemployment. This narrative presents the unique issues that confront small countries, including maintaining their independence, economic viability, preserving their native languages, and sustaining their governments. The second part of the book describes each microstate in turn, showing how each one has met these challenges and adapted over time. These concise and engaging chapters contain cultural information on subjects including the arts, gastronomy, and popular tourist sites."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
ISBN: 9780781810326
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
"This unique book examines the history, culture, and inner workings of the seven smallest independent countries in Europe. These are among the oldest states on the continent and, despite their diversity, they have much in common. Most have relatively high per capita incomes and life expectancies, and relatively low unemployment. This narrative presents the unique issues that confront small countries, including maintaining their independence, economic viability, preserving their native languages, and sustaining their governments. The second part of the book describes each microstate in turn, showing how each one has met these challenges and adapted over time. These concise and engaging chapters contain cultural information on subjects including the arts, gastronomy, and popular tourist sites."--Provided by publisher.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Languages : en
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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
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Department of State Publication
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Category : Area studies
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Each issue covers separate country.
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Category : Area studies
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Each issue covers separate country.
The Microstates of Europe
Author: P. Christiaan Klieger
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739174274
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
The seven microstates of Europe, i.e. Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Malta, San Marino, Sovereign Order of St. John, and Vatican City are remarkable not only for their size, but their persistence. Most have been around for centuries, while much larger empires have come and gone. Despite the great events of the last two millennia, these countries have come into existence and have managed to steer a course away from incorporation within their larger neighbors. Why is this? Rather than being an exercise in triviality, the study in The Microstates of Europe: Designer Nations in a Post-Modern World of the histories of these tiny states may provide insight into tenaciousness of national aspirations and ethnic solidarity that are everywhere evident. Modernist studies tend to view the microstates as illogical anomalies destined to disappear under the crush of social progress. However, these states are anything but marginal—in fact, they are among the richest states in the world. This book examines the phenomenon from structural history and anthropological perspectives. It is not a grand history of petite places—rather, it is an “ethnographic anthology” of a few places in Europe that should not logically exist. The Microstates of Europe is a post-modern critique of the trends of globalism, and it examines the counter-trend of increasing nationalism, particularism, and cultural relativism. Rather than being eclectic exceptions, the microstates may demonstrate the survival of extremely long enduring mechanisms of collective boundary maintenance that are most likely present in many communities throughout the world.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739174274
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
The seven microstates of Europe, i.e. Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Malta, San Marino, Sovereign Order of St. John, and Vatican City are remarkable not only for their size, but their persistence. Most have been around for centuries, while much larger empires have come and gone. Despite the great events of the last two millennia, these countries have come into existence and have managed to steer a course away from incorporation within their larger neighbors. Why is this? Rather than being an exercise in triviality, the study in The Microstates of Europe: Designer Nations in a Post-Modern World of the histories of these tiny states may provide insight into tenaciousness of national aspirations and ethnic solidarity that are everywhere evident. Modernist studies tend to view the microstates as illogical anomalies destined to disappear under the crush of social progress. However, these states are anything but marginal—in fact, they are among the richest states in the world. This book examines the phenomenon from structural history and anthropological perspectives. It is not a grand history of petite places—rather, it is an “ethnographic anthology” of a few places in Europe that should not logically exist. The Microstates of Europe is a post-modern critique of the trends of globalism, and it examines the counter-trend of increasing nationalism, particularism, and cultural relativism. Rather than being eclectic exceptions, the microstates may demonstrate the survival of extremely long enduring mechanisms of collective boundary maintenance that are most likely present in many communities throughout the world.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1122
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1122
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Background Notes, Liechtenstein
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Category : Liechtenstein
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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Category : Liechtenstein
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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