{"product_id":"a-flag-worth-dying-for-9781501168345","title":"A Flag Worth Dying For","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCombining keen analysis of current events with world history, Tim Marshall, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Geography\u003c\/i\u003e, provides “an entertaining whistle-stop tour of world flags” (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)—how their power is used to unite and divide populations and intimidate enemies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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. 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 it’s important to understand the symbols, old and new, that people are rallying around.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In nine chapters (covering the USA, UK, Europ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49531359199575,"sku":"9781501168345","price":17.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501168345.jpg?v=1731882797","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-flag-worth-dying-for-9781501168345","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}