Author: Ella Shohat
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135863954
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The question "Why do they hate us?" is one of the most oft-cited puzzles of contemporary American affairs, yet it’s not clear to whom "they" or "us" refers, nor even what "hate" means. In this bold new work, Ella Shohat and Robert Stam take apart the "hate discourse" of right-wing politics, placing it in an international context. How, for example, do other nations love themselves, and how is that love connected to their attitudes toward America? Is love of country "monogamous" or can one love many countries? When can a country’s self-love be a symptom of self-hatred? Drawing upon their extensive experience with South American, European, and Middle Eastern societies, the authors have written a long engagement with a problem that refuses to go away. Flagging Patriotism considers these complex features of "being patriotic," and in so doing insists that the idea of patriotism, instead of being rejected or embraced, be accorded the complex identity it possesses.
Flagging Patriotism
Author: Ella Shohat
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135863954
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The question "Why do they hate us?" is one of the most oft-cited puzzles of contemporary American affairs, yet it’s not clear to whom "they" or "us" refers, nor even what "hate" means. In this bold new work, Ella Shohat and Robert Stam take apart the "hate discourse" of right-wing politics, placing it in an international context. How, for example, do other nations love themselves, and how is that love connected to their attitudes toward America? Is love of country "monogamous" or can one love many countries? When can a country’s self-love be a symptom of self-hatred? Drawing upon their extensive experience with South American, European, and Middle Eastern societies, the authors have written a long engagement with a problem that refuses to go away. Flagging Patriotism considers these complex features of "being patriotic," and in so doing insists that the idea of patriotism, instead of being rejected or embraced, be accorded the complex identity it possesses.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135863954
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The question "Why do they hate us?" is one of the most oft-cited puzzles of contemporary American affairs, yet it’s not clear to whom "they" or "us" refers, nor even what "hate" means. In this bold new work, Ella Shohat and Robert Stam take apart the "hate discourse" of right-wing politics, placing it in an international context. How, for example, do other nations love themselves, and how is that love connected to their attitudes toward America? Is love of country "monogamous" or can one love many countries? When can a country’s self-love be a symptom of self-hatred? Drawing upon their extensive experience with South American, European, and Middle Eastern societies, the authors have written a long engagement with a problem that refuses to go away. Flagging Patriotism considers these complex features of "being patriotic," and in so doing insists that the idea of patriotism, instead of being rejected or embraced, be accorded the complex identity it possesses.
Capture the Flag
Author: Woden Teachout
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786744766
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Americans honor the flag with a fervor seen in few other countries: The Stars and Stripes decorate American homes and businesses; wave over sports events and funerals; and embellish everything from politicians' lapels to the surface of the moon. But what does the flag mean? In Capture the Flag, historian Woden Teachout reveals that it has held vastly different meanings over time. It has been claimed by both the right and left; by racists and revolutionaries; by immigrants and nativists. In tracing the political history of the flag from its origins in the American Revolution through the present day, Teachout demonstrates that the shifting symbolism of the flag reveals a broader shift in the definition of American patriotism. A story of a nation in search of itself, Capture the Flag offers a probing account of the flag that has become America's icon.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786744766
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Americans honor the flag with a fervor seen in few other countries: The Stars and Stripes decorate American homes and businesses; wave over sports events and funerals; and embellish everything from politicians' lapels to the surface of the moon. But what does the flag mean? In Capture the Flag, historian Woden Teachout reveals that it has held vastly different meanings over time. It has been claimed by both the right and left; by racists and revolutionaries; by immigrants and nativists. In tracing the political history of the flag from its origins in the American Revolution through the present day, Teachout demonstrates that the shifting symbolism of the flag reveals a broader shift in the definition of American patriotism. A story of a nation in search of itself, Capture the Flag offers a probing account of the flag that has become America's icon.
Story of the American Flag with Patriotic Selections and Incidents
Author: Samuel Fallows
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flags
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flags
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Your Flag and My Flag
Author: Andreas Bard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Patriotism
Author: Lucia Raatma
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736846837
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Explains the virtue of patriotism, or being proud of your country, and describes ways to show patriotism at home, at school, and in the community.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736846837
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Explains the virtue of patriotism, or being proud of your country, and describes ways to show patriotism at home, at school, and in the community.
Manual of Patriotism
Author: Charles Rufus Skinner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flags
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flags
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
To the Flag
Author: Richard J. Ellis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Saluting the flag in public schools began as part of a national effort to Americanize immigrants. Here, Richard Ellis unfurls the history of the Pledge of Allegiance and of the debates and controversies that have sometimes surrounded it.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Saluting the flag in public schools began as part of a national effort to Americanize immigrants. Here, Richard Ellis unfurls the history of the Pledge of Allegiance and of the debates and controversies that have sometimes surrounded it.
The Story of the American Flag
Author: Wayne Whipple
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flags
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Traces the history of the American flag from the arrival of the first explorers to the present day. Includes poems and songs concerning the flag.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flags
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Traces the history of the American flag from the arrival of the first explorers to the present day. Includes poems and songs concerning the flag.
Story of the American Flag
Author: Samuel Fallows
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780428331702
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Excerpt from Story of the American Flag: With Patriotic Selections and Incidents To the loyal American citizen, wandering in a foreign land no sight is more welcome or more heart-stirring, than the sight of the dear old Stars and Stripes. With what courage and self-devotion does the soldier follow the beloved flag amidst the smoke and carnage of battle, shedding his blood freely to maintain its honor, dying, it may be, in its defense. To every true heart, the flag is not merely a piece of bunting, backed by the power and authority of Government, to enforce its recognition, nor is it merely the emblem of his land, or the insignia of the Nation, but it is the embodiment of a principle, the symbol of those sacred truths handed down to us by the Past as a precious inheritance, and which, if we are not traitors to the trust. Will be as sacredly transmitted by us to the future. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780428331702
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Excerpt from Story of the American Flag: With Patriotic Selections and Incidents To the loyal American citizen, wandering in a foreign land no sight is more welcome or more heart-stirring, than the sight of the dear old Stars and Stripes. With what courage and self-devotion does the soldier follow the beloved flag amidst the smoke and carnage of battle, shedding his blood freely to maintain its honor, dying, it may be, in its defense. To every true heart, the flag is not merely a piece of bunting, backed by the power and authority of Government, to enforce its recognition, nor is it merely the emblem of his land, or the insignia of the Nation, but it is the embodiment of a principle, the symbol of those sacred truths handed down to us by the Past as a precious inheritance, and which, if we are not traitors to the trust. Will be as sacredly transmitted by us to the future. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Capture the Flag
Author: Arnaldo Testi
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814783228
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Now 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.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814783228
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Now 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.