Miniature Messages: The Semiotics and Politics of Latin American Postage Stamps

by Jack Child

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822341999
• ISBN13: 9780822341994
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"