The smallest ideological and political battlefield: depicting borders on postage stamps – the case of Israel

Limor, Yehiel; Mekelberg, David

doi:10.1111/nana.12348

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“…Stamps are part of what Michael Billig would refer to as the 'banal'; they reinforce ideals on a subliminal level. 38 Yet they seem to travel under the radar of many scholars despite the fact that they contain a myriad of symbols, icons, and messages. As Carlos Stoetzer notes:…”

Section: Using Stampsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…36 Albert Smith's account opens with a mention of being 'surrounded' by local ships; 37 '[t]here are a great many junks' noted another. 38 The Star published a letter which described 'hundreds of sea-going junks' floating alongside 'many thousand boats [used] for the most part [as] human habitations'. 39 Commander Robinson's tale mentions the 28 Stephen Davies, 'Terminal Dilemma: Hong Kong's Waterfront, 1841-1891', Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies, 20, 1 (2015, p. 10.…”

Section: The Placementioning

confidence: 99%

“…37 'China by Albert Smith'. 38 'The Voyage'. 39 'The Transformation of a Bare Rock', The Star (Saint Peter Port, England), 10 April 1890 (hereafter 'The Transformation of a Bare Rock').…”

Section: The Placementioning

confidence: 99%

“…'Communism in China,' according to Tsang, 'put an end to this historical pattern'. 38 The population rose from 600,000 in 1945 to over two million by 1950, and by 1955 there were 2.5 million citizens. In part, this was due to the aforementioned civil war in China, but Mao's failed Great Leap Forward contributed significantly to this change.…”

Section: A Changing Population and The International Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Secretary for Home Affairs informed the Festival Steering Committee that '[n]ow that the Festival has become a permanent feature the time seems ripe for you to establish your own links with the public at large'. 38 Essentially, the festival was forcing representatives of the 36 HKPRO, HKRS70-3-71-1, 'Governor Inaugurates Third Hong Kong Festival'. 37 HKPRO, HKRS565-18-1, Enc.…”

Section: Festivals and Funmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Post-Imperialism: The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Hong Kong, 1842-1997

Gilbert¹

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This thesis explores the intricate relationship between postage stamps and the British representation of Hong Kong on a domestic and international level between 1840 and 1997. It examines a variety of underutilised sources through an interdisciplinary methodology influenced by scholars of visual culture, British imperialism, nationalism, and Hong Kong. Through a close reading of published accounts and postal stationery, key imagery and narratives are highlighted and scrutinised. A chronological comparison between the written accounts of visitors between 1840 and 1940, and the postage stamps produced after 1945 emphasises how key themes and icons were used across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to represent the British Colony across time. Details and narratives prominent in early newspapers provide a contextual basis to analyse the state-sanctioned postal stationery up until the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997. In approaching this topic, this thesis will examine how Hong Kong was represented in early published accounts and postage stamps; study to what extent local and global social and political changes influenced philatelic designs; and analyse how changes in Post Office policy affected the visualisation of Hong Kong on its postal stationery. Ultimately, this work identifies how British officials represented Hong Kong on a domestic and international level using the seemingly banal medium of postage stamps.

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Section: Using Stampsmentioning

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Section: The Placementioning

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“…37 'China by Albert Smith'. 38 'The Voyage'. 39 'The Transformation of a Bare Rock', The Star (Saint Peter Port, England), 10 April 1890 (hereafter 'The Transformation of a Bare Rock').…”

Section: The Placementioning

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Section: A Changing Population and The International Communitymentioning

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Section: Festivals and Funmentioning

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Post-Imperialism: The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Hong Kong, 1842-1997

Gilbert¹

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Commemorative stamps as a recognition tool: a cross-sectional analysis

Galliford,

Chan,

Torgler

2024

Int Rev Econ

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Commemorative stamps have a place in the cultural, economic, and geopolitical status of a nation; and the nature of what is printed on stamps is very much a re ection of the culture, regime, and values of a country. Whilst commemorative stamps can be a source of celebration for monuments, ora and fauna, and key points in a nation's history; they are also a source of recognition, designed to publicly celebrate and showcase the contribution of key gures based on their performance in areas deemed signi cant to the nation's culture and evolution. In this empirical study, we analyse commemorative stamp data in a cross-sectional setting to understand key determinants that shape their provision. The award literature has developed some propositions that so far have not been tested empirically.We nd strong evidence that the political process strongly in uences the use of postage stamps as a recognition tool.The political regime as well as governance matter. For example, controlling for regime, more corrupt countries are more likely to use stamps to recognize personalities. On the other hand, more democratic regimes are more frequently using stamps as a recognition tool. We also nd that cultural factors and ideologies show substantial heterogeneity in their in uence while factors such as fractionalization or income inequality do not seem to matter. Factors such as personal and impersonal pro-sociality or creativity seemed to reduce the need for stamps as a recognition tool, while other factors such as market orientation, individualism, or traditionalism encourage the use of stamps to recognize individuals. Overall, we nd that some results are consistent with the theoretical propositions while others are not, requiring more empirical evidence around awards and a better understanding of how stamps differ from other recognitions.

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Narrating the state in miniature: philatelic representations of Kazakhstan, 1992–2021

White

2024

Central Asian Survey

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The smallest ideological and political battlefield: depicting borders on postage stamps – the case of Israel

Cited by 10 publications

References 33 publications

Post-Imperialism: The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Hong Kong, 1842-1997

Post-Imperialism: The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Hong Kong, 1842-1997

Commemorative stamps as a recognition tool: a cross-sectional analysis

Narrating the state in miniature: philatelic representations of Kazakhstan, 1992–2021

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