Saturday, August 30, 2014

Symbolic Confusion 1


A set of postage stamps from Ethiopia in 1978 shows how thoroughly the Derg co-opted the visual language of the revolution. These stamps mark "The Call of the Motherland," part of a general mobilization and militarization of society as conflict intensified with Ethiopia's neighbors because of a combination of cold-war tensions and national liberation struggles.

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