Capture the flag : the stars and stripes in American history / Arnaldo Testi ; translated by Noor Giovanni Mazhar.

Author: Testi, Arnaldo.

Imprint:New York : New York University Press, c2010.

Descriptionx, 165 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Note:Originally published in Italian by Bollati Boringhieri Editore in 2003.

Note:Introduction: Totem -- pt. 1. Worship : the invention of a tradition -- The spirit of '76 -- New cults for Old Glory -- Flag etiquette -- pt. 2. Freedom : whose freedom? -- God and the flag -- The land of the free -- Multiple traditions -- American jeremiad -- pt. 3. Empire : frontiers old and new -- More stars -- Does the Constitution follow the flag? -- Iwo Jima -- Moon landing -- pt. 4. Patriots and dissenters : who owns the flag? -- Desecration -- Patriotic pop -- Capture the flag.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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