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Author Berge, Bjørn, author.

Title Nowherelands : an atlas of vanished countries, 1840-1975 / Bjorn Berge ; translated by Lucy Moffatt.

Publication Info. London ; New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2017.
©2017

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  911 BERGE    Check Shelf
Description 240 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour maps ; 18 x 23 cm
Note Originally published in Norwegian as Landene som forsvant, 1840-1970: Oslo : Spartacus Forlag, 2016.
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.
Language Translated from the Norwegian.
Subject 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.
Historical geography. (OCoLC)fst00958122
History, Modern. (OCoLC)fst00958367
National characteristics. (OCoLC)fst01033330
Political geography. (OCoLC)fst01069357
Postage stamps. (OCoLC)fst01072793
World politics. (OCoLC)fst01181381
Chronological Term 1800-1999
Genre/Form Atlases. (OCoLC)fst01423875
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Atlases.
Added Author Moffat, Lucy, translator.
Added Title Landene som forsvant, 1840-1970. English
Nowhere lands
Atlas of vanished countries, 1840-1975
Translation Of: Translation of (expression): Berge, Bjørn. Landene som forsvant, 1840-1970. Oslo : Spartacus Forlag, 2016 9788243009240 (OCoLC)978275043
ISBN 9780500519905 (hardback)
0500519900 (hardback)
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