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| How To Start Your Own Country | 
 enlarge | Author: Erwin S. Strauss
Publisher: Paladin Press
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 536851
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 170
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1581605242
EAN: 9781581605242
ASIN: 1581605242
Publication Date: January 1999
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Can you really start your own country? Erwin Strauss shows you five different methods for doing just that, as well as everything you need to know about sovereignty, national defense, diplomacy, raising revenue and recruiting settlers. Includes dozens of new-country success stories. Why settle for being king of your castle when you can be king of your own country?
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 Micro Nations Hobby August 27, 2008
I plan to read this book, soon.Its old,they should up date and revise this book for '08-'09.Its a very intresting book.
But out-dated and far-feched.I'd love to start this Hobby and have
a micro-nation but its a lot of $,and a Risk.
 Great book, about specific knowledge January 27, 2008
How To Start Your Own Country
Really interesting book about very specific matter.
Many not popular, but very interesting historic and another data.
A Solid Start to a Growing Question June 7, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Many people wonder whether or not their current government or state is able to hold firm through times of economic crisis, war, corruption, and natural disaster. Others wish to secede for their own agenda; profit, heritage, lifestyle. And many just want to have fun and create their own country. This work by Erwin S. Strauss provides information, ideas, and concerns with starting your own country.
Ironically, the author of this piece has most of his work in science fiction. But don't let that turn you away from this scholastic effort. Strauss begins this small book by introducing the present opportunities available, the five approaches, and the pros and cons of each. This is quite a simple process and is easily understandable to someone with little or no knowledge of history or government. From there he presents the unlikelihood of being able to produce your own traditional sovereignty and encourages the construction of a model country, unless of course you are inclined to form a large army and play with the big dogs (any developed country). The remainder of the book is a presentation of case studies. This presents examples of the many failed and struggling attempts by individuals and groups to create their own country. Some stories are in depth and very well known, others are minute and little is known of them. But it does give great examples of countries that were completely serious and others that were just fun. The examples range from all 7 continents, on islands, on water, in space, underground, in homes, and even in someone's backyard. The economics, population, type of government, and success of each are listed. A great addition is the black and white photos and scans.
Although it's an extremely difficult idea to succeed at, in a serious sense, starting your own country is achievable. It is quite simple to start with your own model country and take the effort in a serious manner, eventually working your way up to a legitimate country. I would recommend checking into this book for the overall outlook Strauss gives in regards to the difficulty of achieving such a task and then use the case histories for ideas on your own. Please also note the technology he speaks of is outdated as it was written in 1979 and last updated in 1999.
Outdated but accurate - and funny too! October 7, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Unlike most of the projects described, this book is pretty realistic about the problems facing prospective nation founders. It contains an excellent compendium of past projects, with some amusing commentary. While the title is rather overstating the content, it does provide some decent ideas about how to go about this difficult task. The material is dated, but at least its not absurdly utopian or impractical like some of its competitors (ie Marshall Savage).
Expect humor pointed at foolish projects, some hard talk about realism, and some good ideas to get started. Don't expect a true handbook or fleshed out ideas, its a short book.
Tough Read, Good Book May 16, 2003
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I found this book to be quite entertaining, I myself started my own country with the help of this book (The Principality of Saint Corjimia). Although this book is wirtten with em' big words and all, its a great read. I also noticed you get funny looks when reading this book in public.
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