{"product_id":"capture-the-flag-the-stars-and-stripes-in-american-history-9780814783221","title":"Capture the Flag: The Stars and Stripes in American History","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou see it everywhere: on bumper stickers, tee shirts, lapel pins, in shop windows, and in front of nearly every school or government building. Yet while the American flag is ubiquitous, as a symbol it is both heavily freighted and misunderstood.\u003cbr\u003eNow an acclaimed European professor of American history brings a fresh perspective to the American flag, exploring its political, social, and cultural significance across the broad swath of its history. Mining a rich vein of materials from history, literature, music, and popular culture, Arnaldo Testi analyzes the symbolic importance of the flag to the national consciousness of this \"nation of immigrants\" and sees in it the very contradictions that make up our history: secularism and sacredness, freedom and empire, inclusiveness and aggressive self-confidence.\u003cbr\u003eUsing sources as diverse as Walt Whitman and Jimi Hendrix, and events as divergent as the American Revolution, the moon landing, and the terrorist attacks of September 11th, Testi reveals the central importance of the flag to the creation of our nation, the evolution of our national character, and the spread of American culture and power across the globe, while illustrating the varied and often conflicting meanings different Americans ascribe to it.\u003cbr\u003eWhether you worship the flag or revile it, respect it or ignore it, \u003cb\u003eCapture the Flag\u003c\/b\u003e offers the reader a colorful and compelling exploration of the sway it holds on the American imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arnaldo Testi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.16h x 6.58w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814783221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2010 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTesti, Arnaldo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eArnaldo Testi\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of U.S. History at the University of Pisa and has written numerous books on American history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43637814624371,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3264f580-9989-4a72-a5ba-14b083a53732.jpg?v=1755603987","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/capture-the-flag-the-stars-and-stripes-in-american-history-9780814783221","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}