Ils ne siègent pas à l'ONU
 Book cover | |
| Author | Fabrice O'Driscoll |
|---|---|
| Country |  France |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Micronationalism |
| Published | 1 March 2000 |
| Publisher | Presses du Midi |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 287 |
| ISBN | 978-2-87867-251-0 |
Ils ne siègent pas à l'ONU: Revue de quelques micro-etats, micro-nations et autres entités éphémères (English: They Don't Sit at the UN: A Review of some micro-states, micro-nations and other ephemeral entities) is a 2000 French-language book about micronations written by activist and academic Fabrice O'Driscoll. The book gives an overview of micronationalism, the intermicronational community, types of micronations and reasons for seceding before detailing over 600 micronations and other entities related to micronationalism in alphabetical order.
O'Driscoll had been interested in micronationalism since as early as 1996, being involved in the Principality of Hutt River and later Kingdom of Porto Claro. Originally scheduled for publication in 1999, They Don't Sit at the UN was first called Dictionnaire Général des micro-États, micro-nations et autres entités éphémères (English: General Dictionary of Microstates, Micro-nations and Other Ephemeral Entities), and remained so until at least October 1999. It was published on 1 March 2000 by Presses du Midi.
Author and background
Fabrice O'Driscoll (1949–2008) was an activist and academic of French ancestry born in Switzerland. He graduated from the University of Aix-Marseille with a doctorate in Contemporary History; and he was also a graduate of ILERI - School of International Relations in Paris and the Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po Aix) in Aix-en-Provence, Southern France. A noted royalist, O'Driscoll was a member of several organisations advocating for the re-establishment of a French monarchy since as early as 1971 until his death.[1]
In 1996, O'Driscoll founded the French Institute of Micropatrology (Institut Français de Micropatrologie) as a continuation of the erstwhile International Micropatrological Society founded in 1973,[2] and became a citizen of the Kingdom of Porto Claro by 1996.[3] He was also a prior citizen of the Principality of Hutt River.[4] O'Driscoll showed a great deal of interest in micronationalism, regularly discussing matters related to micropatriology on the Usenet newsgroup alt.politics.micronations. The website of the French Institute of Micropatrology was created by 2 December 1996 as a French-language version of Robert B. Madison's The Micronations Page.[4] On 4 December, O'Driscoll remarked "I am building a web site dedicated to micronations. Nothing new about this, I know. Except the fact that it is written in french (my french is better than my english!)."[5]
Originally scheduled for publication in 1999, They Don't Sit at the UN was first called Dictionnaire Général des micro-États, micro-nations et autres entités éphémères (English: General Dictionary of Microstates, Micro-nations and Other Ephemeral Entities), and remained so until at least October 1999.[6] On 1 March 2000, the book was published in paperback as Ils ne siègent pas à l'ONU: Revue de quelques micro-etats, micro-nations et autres entités éphémères (English: They Don't Sit at the UN: A Review of some micro-states, micro-nations and other ephemeral entities) by Presses du Midi,[7] A Toulon-based book publisher founded in 1981.
Publication and content
Ils ne siègent pas à l'ONU was published on 1 March 2000 by Presses du Midi. The book is 287 pages in length and includes an introduction and illustrations. Published in paperback, the book weighs 500 grams.[8] The first thirty pages of the book give an overview of micronationalism, the intermicronational community, types of micronations, such a monarchies, and reasons for seceding. Next, the book details over 600 micronations and other entities related to micronationalism—such as the International Micropatrological Society—in alphabetical order, concluding with Zzanduria, a virtual micronation in North America.
See also
References
- ↑ Fabrice O'Driscoll at SYLMpedia (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ Foucher-Dufoix, Valérie; Dufoix, Stéphane (February 2012). "La patrie peut-elle être virtuelle ?". Pardés (in French). In Press. 52: 57–75. Retrieved 23 June 2023 – via Cairn.info.
- ↑ "Fabrice O'Driscoll" (in Portuguese). Wikimicropídia. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Aguiar, Pedro (2 December 1996). "The Soldest and the Oldest!". Diário Portoclarense. Retrieved 23 June 2023 – via Usenet.
- ↑ O'Driscoll, Fabrice (4 December 1996). "Bonjour à Tous. I am building a web site dedicated to micronations. Nothing new about this, I know. Except the fact that it is written in french (my french is better than my english!). So if some french speaking person is interested please go to Bandol's page. Thanks to all." (post) – via Usenet. alt.politics.micronations. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ↑ Snapshot of the website of the French Institute of Micropatrology (in French). 10 October 1999. Retrieved 23 June 2023 – via the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Vieira, Fátima (2022). "Micronations and Hyperutopias". In Marks, Peter; Wagner-Lawlor, Jennifer A.; Vieira, Fátima. The Palgrave Handbook of Utopian and Dystopian Literatures. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 282. ISBN 978-3-030-88654-7.
- ↑ Ils ne siègent pas à l'ONU at Leslibraires.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2023.