A flag worth dying for
Subtitle: the power and politics of national symbols
By: Tim Marshall
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781501168338
Subjects: Symbolism; Political aspects; Flags; National Emblems
Description: 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 we need to understand the symbols, old and new, that people are rallying around. 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. In nine chapters covering the USA, UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Latin America, international flags, and flags of terror, Tim Marshall examines the systems of symbols that represent nation states and non-state actors (including ISIS, Hezbollah, and Hamas) and how they figure in diplomatic relations and events today.
Notes: "Originally published in Great Britain in 2016 by Elliot and Thompson Limited"--Title-page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index.
Table of contents: title: The stars and stripes; title: The union and the jack; title: The cross and the crusades; title: Colors of Arabia; title: Flags of fear; title: East of Eden; title: Flags of freedom; title: Flags of revolution; title: The good, the bad, and the ugly.