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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Berge, Bjørn.       by title:      Nowherelands : an at...       by call number:      909.8 B495n     Search the Web     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.       MARC Display

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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 909.8 B495n Core Collection - Adult Checked out Jul 15, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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