A Flag Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of National

A Flag Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of National Symbols (Politics of Place)

Combining keen analysis of current events with world history, Tim Marshall, author of the New York Times bestseller Prisoners of Geography, provides â€œan entertaining whistle-stop tour of world flagsâ€ (Library Journal)â€”how their power is used to unite and divide populations and intimidate enemies.

For thousands of years flags have represented our hopes and dreams. We wave them. Burn them. March under their colors. And still, in the twenty-first century, we die for them. Flags fly at the UN, on Arab streets, from front porches in Texas. They represent the politics of high power as well as the politics of the mob. From the renewed sense of nationalism in China, to troubled identities in Europe and the USA, to the terrifying rise of Islamic State, the world is a confusing place right now and itâ€™s important to understand the symbols, old and new, that people are rallying around.

In nine chapters (covering the USA, UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Latin America, international flags, and flags of terror), Tim Marshallâ€™s A Flag Worth Dying For is a â€œbrisk, entertaining readâ€¦that successfully answers a puzzling question: how can a simple piece of cloth come to mean so much? Marshall presents an informative survey of these highly visible symbols of national or international prideâ€ (Publishers Weekly), representing nation states and non-state actors (including ISIS, Hezbollah, and Hamas), and explains how they figure in diplomatic relations and events today.

Drawing on more than twenty-five years of global reporting experience to reveal the true meaning behind the symbols that unite usâ€”and divide usâ€”Marshall â€œwrites with the cool drollery that characterized the work of Christopher Hitchens of Simon Winchesterâ€ (USA TODAY). The â€œilluminatingâ€ (The New York Times) A Flag Worth Dying For is a winning combination of current affairs, politics, and world history and â€œa treasure vault for vexillologists, full of meaning beyond the hue and thread of the worldâ€™s bannersâ€ (Kirkus Reviews).
Country USA
Brand Scribner
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 1
ReleaseDate 2018-06-12
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781501168345

Country	USA
Brand	Scribner
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	1
ReleaseDate	2018-06-12
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781501168345

A Flag Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of National Symbols (Politics of Place)

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