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This book explores how states in political transition use stamps to promote a new visual nationalism. Stamps as products of the state and provide small pieces of information about a state's heritage, culture, economies and place in the world. These depictions change over time, reflecting political and cultural changes and developments. The volume explores the transition times in more than a dozen countries from Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe. Specifically addressed are the stamp topics, issues and themes in the years before and after such major changes occurred, for example, from a European colony to political independence or from a dictatorship to democracy. The authors compare the personalities, histories, and cultural representations "before" the transition period and how the state used the "after" event to define or redefine its place on the world political map. The final three chapters consider international themes on many stamp issues, one being stamps with Disney cartoon characters, another on "themeless" Forever stamps, and the third on states celebrating women and their accomplishments. This volume has wide interdisciplinary relevance and should prove of particular interest to those studying geopolitics, political transition, visual nationalism, soft power and visual representations of decolonializing.

This book explores how states in political transition use stamps to promote a new visual nationalism. Stamps as products of the state and provide small pieces of information about a state's heritage, culture, economies and place in the world. These depictions change over time, reflecting political and cultural changes and developments. The volume explores the transition times in more than a dozen countries from Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe. Specifically addressed are the stamp topics, issues and themes in the years before and after such major changes occurred, for example, from a European colony to political independence or from a dictatorship to democracy. The authors compare the personalities, histories, and cultural representations "before" the transition period and how the state used the "after" event to define or redefine its place on the world political map. The final three chapters consider international themes on many stamp issues, one being stamps with Disney cartoon characters, another on "themeless" Forever stamps, and the third on states celebrating women and their accomplishments. This volume has wide interdisciplinary relevance and should prove of particular interest to those studying geopolitics, political transition, visual nationalism, soft power and visual representations of decolonializing.

An introduction to a special issue, "11 September and Its Aftermath: The Geopolitics of Terror," focuses on the impact of the terrorist attacks on the geopolitics of daily life in America; how academics & journalists responded to the events; & related research topics that have not yet been addressed. It is contended that 11 September 2001 has become part of a "global memory." Consideration is given to how 9/11 affected the legislative agendas of democratic & closed societies; changes in the standard operations of US law enforcement, courts, & the military; & differences in human behavior. Academic communities responded by organizing public forums, conferences, & workshops, inserting discussions about 9/11 into class curricula; & offering new courses on Islam &/or interfaith perspectives on globalization. The huge body of resulting published material addresses such things as new fears/threats; root causes of terrorism; & bioterrorism. Ten research themes for future disciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary study are suggested. A brief synopsis of each essay is included. J. Lindroth

Spiegel classifies the world's states as high-tech, nationalistic, or transitional in character, along with some fluidity. His thesis is that "traditional geography" has declined in importance in international politics & has been replaced by information & communications technologies (ICT). He seems unaware of recent developments in political geography, especially to the manner in which geographers consider space, cyberspace, & ICT. Territory is one element of political space; others include identities, networks, regionalism, transboundary processes, & nonstate actors in regional & global politics. Adapted from the source document.

At the UN's 50th anniversary in New York in October 1995, 171 UN members gave speeches. In the fifteen minutes allowed each state, the leaders expressed their views about themselves & others in the world community. I investigate the addresses of 78 small states (less than 5 million -- to answer how they see themselves in the world, how they envision the world, & what role they see the UN playing. Some focused on global problems, others on their own place on the world map. Small African states emphasized human welfare issues (hunger, AIDS, refugees), those in Europe human rights, & those in the South Pacific nuclear testing. Many members expressed gratitude for peacekeeping forces & UN support in times of severe hardship. 3 Tables, 1 Figure. Adapted from the source document.