The Union Jack
The Story of the British Flag
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2007
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Atlantic Books (Verlag)
978-1-84354-337-4 (ISBN)
Atlantic Books (Verlag)
978-1-84354-337-4 (ISBN)
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This 'engaging and interesting history' (Peter Ackroyd, The Times) of the British flag is now available in paperback.
Known the world over as a symbol of the United Kingdom, the Union Jack is an intricate construction based on the crosses of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick. Nick Groom traces its long and fascinating past, from the development of the Royal Standard and seventeenth-century clashes over the precise balance of the English and Scottish elements of the first Union Jack to the modern controversies over the flag as a symbol of empire and its exploitation by ultra-rightwing political groups. The Union Jack is the first history of the icon used by everyone from the royalty to the military, pop stars and celebrities.
Known the world over as a symbol of the United Kingdom, the Union Jack is an intricate construction based on the crosses of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick. Nick Groom traces its long and fascinating past, from the development of the Royal Standard and seventeenth-century clashes over the precise balance of the English and Scottish elements of the first Union Jack to the modern controversies over the flag as a symbol of empire and its exploitation by ultra-rightwing political groups. The Union Jack is the first history of the icon used by everyone from the royalty to the military, pop stars and celebrities.
Nick Groom is Reader in English and Director of the Centre for Romantic Studies at the University of Bristol. He has written widely on literature, music, and contemporary art in both academic and popular publications and is the author of Introducing Shakespeare and The Forger's Shadow.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.4.2007 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 2 x 8 pages colour plates and 1 x 4 pages balck and white plates |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 410 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84354-337-0 / 1843543370 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84354-337-4 / 9781843543374 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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