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A flag worth dying for : the power and politics of national symbols / Tim Marshall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marshall, Tim, 1959- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Worth dying for
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Flags--Political aspects.
- Flags.
- Emblems, National--Political aspects.
- Emblems, National.
- Symbolism.
- Local Subjects:
- Flags--Political aspects.
- Physical Description:
- x, 290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scribner, 2017.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.
- Other Edition:
- Reproduction of: 9781783962815 Marshall, Tim, 1959- London : Elliott and Thompson Limited, 2016
- ISBN:
- 1501168339
- 9781501168338
- OCLC:
- 962006347
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