{"product_id":"blood-sacrifice-and-the-nation-totem-rituals-and-the-american-flag-paperback-9780521626095","title":"Blood Sacrifice and the Nation; Totem Rituals and the American Flag (Paperback) 9780521626095","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBlood Sacrifice and the Nation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTotem Rituals and the American Flag\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA groundbreaking study of American patriotism and the symbolic power of the national flag.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarolyn Marvin (Author), David W. Ingle (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521626095, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 11 March 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages, 30 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.4 x 2.8 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a provocative book which provides a welcome counterweight to interpretations which ignore the 'primitive' basis of nations.' Ethnic and Racial Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis compelling book argues that American patriotism is a civil religion of blood sacrifice, which periodically kills its children to keep the group together. The flag is the sacred object of this religion; its sacrificial imperative is a secret which the group keeps from itself to survive. Expanding Durkheim's theory of the totem taboo as the organizing principle of enduring groups, Carolyn Marvin uncovers the system of sacrifice and regeneration which constitutes American nationalism, shows why historical instances of these rituals succeed or fail in unifying the group, and explains how mass media are essential to the process. American culture is depicted as ritually structured by a fertile center and sacrificial borders of death. Violence plays a key part in its identity. In essence, nationalism is neither quaint historical residue nor atavistic extremism, but a living tradition which defines American life.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. That old flag magic\u003cbr\u003e 3. Theorizing the flagbody\u003cbr\u003e 4. The totem myth\u003cbr\u003e 5. Death touchers and border crossers\u003cbr\u003e 6. Totem memory and succession\u003cbr\u003e 7. Refreshing the borders\u003cbr\u003e 8. Dismemberment and reconstruction\u003cbr\u003e 9. Fresh blood, Public meat\u003cbr\u003e 10. One size fits all\u003cbr\u003e 11. Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. The flag in life: Representational politics of the Stars and Stripes David W. Ingle and Carolyn Marvin\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Representative coding categories.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Cultural studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Cultural studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Cultural%20studies%20%5BJFC%5D%22\"\u003eJFC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005098447128,"sku":"9780521626095","price":26.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521626095i_af8377a3-dc28-423e-bc28-cc093e4fa208.jpg?v=1691379185","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/blood-sacrifice-and-the-nation-totem-rituals-and-the-american-flag-paperback-9780521626095","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}