How to Rule Your Own Country by Harry Hobbs - ISBN: 9781742237732
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Fed up with politics? Create your own country!

How to Rule Your Own Country

The Weird and Wonderful World of Micronations

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    1 November 2022

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Summary

Many people think they can do a better job running a country than politicians but few actually give it a go. What happens when political disagreement pushes to the point of no return? When a person has a dream of what their ideal country would be, and then tries to create it? A place where there is no monarchy, or no taxes, or no government regulation …

There are around 130 of these countries better known as micronations across the globe. One third of them are in Australia. Harry Hobb…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781742237732
ISBN-10:1742237738
Author:Harry Hobbs, George Williams
Publisher:NewSouth Publishing
Imprint:NewSouth Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:1 November 2022
Weight:363g
Dimensions:209mm x 134mm x 18mm
About The Author

Harry Hobbs

Harry Hobbs is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology Sydney. As a constitutional and human rights lawyer his work explores questions of sovereignty and statehood. His books include Indigenous Aspirations and Structural Reform in Australia and, with George Williams, Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty.

George Williams AO is a Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Law at UNSW Sydney. He has written widely on constitutional law and public policy, including Australian Constitutional Law and Theory, The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia and Human Rights under the Australian Constitution. As a barrister he has appeared in the High Court in cases on freedom of speech, freedom from racial discrimination and the rule of law. He is a media commentator on legal issues and a columnist for The Australian.

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