02908cam a2200493 i 4500 117008 117008 19962090 BJBSDDR 20230411090821.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 170824s2018 nyu b 001 0 eng 2017288745 9781501168345 (pbk.) 1501168347 (pbk.) 9781501168352 (ebook) DLC eng DLC rda eng pcc JC 345 M369f 2018 929.9/2 Marshall, Tim, 1959- 12334 A flag worth dying for : the power and politics of national symbols / Tim Marshall. First Scribner trade paperback edition New York : Scribner, 2018. 290 pages, 16 pages of plates (unpaged) : illustrations ; 22 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Originally published under title: Worth dying for. London : Elliot and Thompson, 2016. Includes an excerpt from the author new book "The age of walls" Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. 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. Flags Political aspects. Emblems, National Political aspects. Symbolism. Banderas 28779 Emblemas nacionales 28781 Simbolismo 28782 Online version: Marshall, Tim, 1959- author. Flag worth dying for First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2017 9781501168352 (DLC) 2017040831 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2022-09-14 0 JC 345 M369f 2018 00000160200 2022-09-14 00:00:00 1 2022-09-14 BK