A Flag Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of National Symbols
- ISBN-10
- 1501168339
- ISBN-13
- 9781501168338
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-07-04
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Tim Marshall
Description
First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Elliott and Thompson Limited as: Worth dying for: the power and politics of flags.
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