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Berge, Bjørn.
Subjects
Historical geography.
History, Modern -- 19th century.
History, Modern -- 20th century.
World politics.
Political geography.
National characteristics.
Postage stamps -- History -- 19th century.
Postage stamps -- History -- 20th century.
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Berge, Bjørn.
Historical geography.
History, Modern -- 19th century.
History, Modern -- 20th century.
World politics.
Political geography.
National characteristics.
Postage stamps -- History -- 19th century.
Postage stamps -- History -- 20th century.
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Nowherelands
: an
atlas
of
vanished
countries
,
1840-1975
/ Bjorn Berge ; translated by Lucy Moffatt.
by
Berge, Bjørn.
Thames & Hudson, 2017.
Call #:
909.8 B495n
Subjects
Historical geography.
History, Modern -- 19th century.
History, Modern -- 20th century.
World politics.
Political geography.
National characteristics.
Postage stamps -- History -- 19th century.
Postage stamps -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780500519905 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Nowhere lands : an
atlas
of
vanished
countries
,
1840-1975
Atlas
of
vanished
countries
,
1840-1975
Description:
240 p. : ill. (some colour), colour maps ; 18 cm. x 23 cm.
Notes:
Translation of: Landene som forsvant, 1840-1970.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-236) and index.
Summary:
A multitude of
countries
that once existed have since been erased from the map. Varying vastly in size and shape, location and longevity, the fifty '
nowherelands
' in this book are united by one fact: all of them endured long enough to issue their own stamps. Some of their names, such as Biafra or New Brunswick, will be relatively familiar. Others, such as Labuan, Tannu Tuva, and Inini, are far less recognizable. But all of these lost nations have stories to tell, whether they were as short-lived as Eastern Karelia, which lasted only a few weeks during the Soviet-Finnish War of 1922, or as long-lasting as the Orange Free State, a Boer Republic that celebrated fifty years as an independent state in the late 1800s. Their broad spectrum reflects the entire history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with its ideologies, imperialism, waves of immigration, and conflicts both major and minor. The motifs and symbols chosen for stamps have always served as a form of national self-presentation, an expression of the aims and ambitions of the ruling authorities. Drawing on fiction and eye-witness accounts as well as historical sources, Bjorn Berge's witty text casts an unconventional eye on these lesser-known nations.
Nowherelands
is a different kind of history book that will intrigue anyone keen to understand what makes a nation a nation.
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909.8 B495n
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