In its most precise definition, a " dead country" is a place that
once issued postage stamps but no longer does. Harding has used
this definition as a basis for a fascinating investigation of world
history. Collected in Dead Countries of the Nineteenth and
Twentieth Centuries is a telling portrait of global change. The
book is organized as a series of entries for each dead country,
arranged alphabetically under fifteen broad geographical headings.
These short entries provide wonderfully detailed summaries of the
history of the dead countries that fill in gaps and expose the
hidden histories of many geographic locations throughout the world.
The entries not only detail the creation and makeup of the dead
country, but most importantly, describe the significant historical
factors that caused its disappearance. Countries that have
fractured politically or been absorbed into larger conglomerations
are also included as dead countries. Each entry begins with a
literary epigraph that offers a fresh way of thinking about the
area in question. Also included is essential reference information
such as area (in both square miles and square kilometers), capital
city, estimated population, and an illustration of the region's
postage stamp that provides a visual reference of the culture.
Included at the end of each entry is a list of references that
contain additional sources of information.
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