Author: James Alexander Mackay
Publisher: Guinness Publishing
ISBN: 9780851123516
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
All sorts of curiosities about postage stamps such as the most valuable, the largest, & so on.
The Guinness Book of Stamps
Author: James Alexander Mackay
Publisher: Guinness Publishing
ISBN: 9780851123516
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
All sorts of curiosities about postage stamps such as the most valuable, the largest, & so on.
Publisher: Guinness Publishing
ISBN: 9780851123516
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
All sorts of curiosities about postage stamps such as the most valuable, the largest, & so on.
The Guinness Book of Superlatives
Author: Guinness World Records
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1945186453
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
Imagine the world before Google or Facebook, when books were the only source of recorded fact. Originally published in 1956, The Guinness Book of Superlatives is the very first book in a series that would one day become one of the most well-known and trusted brands in the world—The Guinness Book of World Records. This is the original fun and informative edition, which gathered world facts and records from the year of its publication and prior. Included within are world records and facts from the sectors of: Science Politics Economics Art Architecture Engineering Accidents and disasters Human achievements The natural world And many more! Pick up this entertaining reference book, and expand your knowledge of the world as it was more than sixty years ago.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1945186453
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
Imagine the world before Google or Facebook, when books were the only source of recorded fact. Originally published in 1956, The Guinness Book of Superlatives is the very first book in a series that would one day become one of the most well-known and trusted brands in the world—The Guinness Book of World Records. This is the original fun and informative edition, which gathered world facts and records from the year of its publication and prior. Included within are world records and facts from the sectors of: Science Politics Economics Art Architecture Engineering Accidents and disasters Human achievements The natural world And many more! Pick up this entertaining reference book, and expand your knowledge of the world as it was more than sixty years ago.
The Guinness Book of Stamps
Author: James Mackay
Publisher: Checkmark Books
ISBN: 9780816025671
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Publisher: Checkmark Books
ISBN: 9780816025671
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Guinness Book of Christmas
Author: Tom Hartman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780851124049
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Presents miscellaneous information about Christmas and Christmas events.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780851124049
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Presents miscellaneous information about Christmas and Christmas events.
The Guinness book of stamps
Author: James MacKay
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
The Guinness Book of Records
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The Guinness Book of Superlatives
Author: Guinness (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Miniature Messages
Author: Jack Child
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822389274
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
In Miniature Messages, Jack Child analyzes Latin American postage stamps, revealing the messages about history, culture, and politics encoded in their design and disseminated throughout the world. While postage stamps are a sanctioned product of official government agencies, Child argues that they accumulate popular cultural value and take on new meanings as they circulate in the public sphere. As he demonstrates in this richly illustrated study, the postage stamp conveys many of the contestations and triumphs of Latin American history. Child combines history and political science with philatelic research of nearly forty thousand Latin American stamps. He focuses on Argentina and the Southern Cone, highlighting stamps representing the consolidation of the Argentine republic and those produced under its Peronist regime. He compares Chilean stamps issued by the leftist government of Salvador Allende and by Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. Considering postage stamps produced under other dictatorial regimes, he examines stamps from the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Paraguay. Child studies how international conflicts have been depicted on the stamps of Argentina, Chile, and Peru, and he pays particular attention to the role of South American and British stamps in establishing claims to the Malvinas/Falkland Islands and to Antarctica. He also covers the cultural and political history of stamps in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Grenada, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela and elsewhere. In Miniature Messages, Child finds the political history of modern Latin America in its “tiny posters.”
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822389274
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
In Miniature Messages, Jack Child analyzes Latin American postage stamps, revealing the messages about history, culture, and politics encoded in their design and disseminated throughout the world. While postage stamps are a sanctioned product of official government agencies, Child argues that they accumulate popular cultural value and take on new meanings as they circulate in the public sphere. As he demonstrates in this richly illustrated study, the postage stamp conveys many of the contestations and triumphs of Latin American history. Child combines history and political science with philatelic research of nearly forty thousand Latin American stamps. He focuses on Argentina and the Southern Cone, highlighting stamps representing the consolidation of the Argentine republic and those produced under its Peronist regime. He compares Chilean stamps issued by the leftist government of Salvador Allende and by Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. Considering postage stamps produced under other dictatorial regimes, he examines stamps from the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Paraguay. Child studies how international conflicts have been depicted on the stamps of Argentina, Chile, and Peru, and he pays particular attention to the role of South American and British stamps in establishing claims to the Malvinas/Falkland Islands and to Antarctica. He also covers the cultural and political history of stamps in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Grenada, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela and elsewhere. In Miniature Messages, Child finds the political history of modern Latin America in its “tiny posters.”
The Guinness Book of Records
Author: Norris McWhirter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780851122519
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780851122519
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Guinness World Records 2005
Author: Claire Folkard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780851121925
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This special collectable, golden anniversary edition features all the classic records...World's Tallest Man, Most Women's Olympic Water Polo Titles - Australia (Sydney 2000), Longest running TV Chat Show - The Tonight Show and many more Also includes plenty of new, exciting records. Special 50th Anniversary Edition. Please note this book is not published until October 2004.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780851121925
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This special collectable, golden anniversary edition features all the classic records...World's Tallest Man, Most Women's Olympic Water Polo Titles - Australia (Sydney 2000), Longest running TV Chat Show - The Tonight Show and many more Also includes plenty of new, exciting records. Special 50th Anniversary Edition. Please note this book is not published until October 2004.