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Worth Dying for: The Power and Politics of Flags
Tim Marshall
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Description for Worth Dying for: The Power and Politics of Flags
Hardcover. An enlightening popular account of the symbolism that drives global conflict Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: GTH; GTJ; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
When you see your nation's flag fluttering in the breeze, what do you feel?; For thousands of years flags have represented our hopes and dreams. We wave them. Burn them. March under their colours. And still, in the 21st century, we die for them. Flags fly at the UN, on the Arab street, 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 ... Read more
When you see your nation's flag fluttering in the breeze, what do you feel?; For thousands of years flags have represented our hopes and dreams. We wave them. Burn them. March under their colours. And still, in the 21st century, we die for them. Flags fly at the UN, on the Arab street, 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783962815
SKU
V9781783962815
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99-50
About Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than twenty-five years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News, and before that was working for the BBC and LBC/IRN radio. He has reported from forty countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Israel. He is the author ... Read more
Reviews for Worth Dying for: The Power and Politics of Flags
Full of sharp analysis and a very entertaining read
Andrew Neil; A fascinating tour of the world's ensigns, their histories and meanings ... a sobering lesson in just how silly we human beings can be
Daily Mail; Timely ... explores how the threads of history and legend are woven into the fabric of a country's banner ... Read more
Andrew Neil; A fascinating tour of the world's ensigns, their histories and meanings ... a sobering lesson in just how silly we human beings can be
Daily Mail; Timely ... explores how the threads of history and legend are woven into the fabric of a country's banner ... Read more