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Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags
Publisher:
Elliott & Thompson Limited
| Author:
Tim Marshall
| Language:
English
| Format:
Paperback
Publisher:
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Author:
Tim Marshall
Language:
English
Format:
Paperback
Original price was: ₹868.₹867Current price is: ₹867.
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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 colors, and even in the 21st century, we die for them. Flags fly at the UN, on streets in the Arab world, and from front porches in Texas. They symbolize both the politics of high power and the passions of the masses.
From the resurgence of nationalism in China to troubled identities in Europe and the USA, and the terrifying rise of the Islamic State, the world is a confusing place right now. We need to understand the symbols, old and new, that people rally around. In nine chapters, covering the USA, UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Latin America, international flags, and flags of terror, Tim Marshall draws on over twenty-five years of global reporting experience. He reveals the histories, power, and politics of the symbols that unite us—and divide us.
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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 colors, and even in the 21st century, we die for them. Flags fly at the UN, on streets in the Arab world, and from front porches in Texas. They symbolize both the politics of high power and the passions of the masses.
From the resurgence of nationalism in China to troubled identities in Europe and the USA, and the terrifying rise of the Islamic State, the world is a confusing place right now. We need to understand the symbols, old and new, that people rally around. In nine chapters, covering the USA, UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Latin America, international flags, and flags of terror, Tim Marshall draws on over twenty-five years of global reporting experience. He reveals the histories, power, and politics of the symbols that unite us—and divide us.
About Author
Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than 30 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 40 countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Israel. He is the author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps that Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics and Divided: Why We're Living in an Age of Walls; Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags; and "Dirty Northern B*st*rds!" and Other Tales from the Terraces: The Story of Britain's Football Chants. He is founder and editor of the current affairs site TheWhatandtheWhy.com.
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