Book
A flag worth dying for : the power and politics of national symbols
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publication Information
New York : Scribner, 2017.
Physical Description
x, 290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Uniform Title
Summary
Shares insights into the symbolism and power of flags representing the beliefs of nations and non-state organizations, revealing how flags and the politics they represent unite and divide world populations.
Contents
- The stars and stripes
- The union and the jack
- The cross and the crusades
- Colors of Arabia
- Flags of fear
- East of Eden
- Flags of freedom
- Flags of revolution
- The good, the bad, and the ugly.