Nowherelands : an atlas of vanished countries 1840-1975

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Label

Nowherelands : an atlas of vanished countries 1840-1975

Title remainder

an atlas of vanished countries 1840-1975

Statement of responsibility

Bjorn Berge ; translated by Lucy Moffatt

Title variation

Nowhere lands

Creator

• Berge, Bjorn

Contributor

• Moffat, Lucy

Author

• Berge, Bjorn

Translator

• Moffat, Lucy

Subject

• National characteristics
• Postage stamps -- History -- 19th century
• Postage stamps -- History -- 20th century
• World politics
• History, Modern -- 19th century
• History, Modern -- 20th century

Language

• eng
• nor
• eng

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

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Language note

Translated from the Norwegian

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult