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The Confederate Battle Flag : America's Most Embattled Emblem by John M. Coski (2006, Perfect)
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In recent years, the Confederate flag has become as much a news item as a Civil War relic. Intense public debates have erupted over Confederate flags flying atop state capitols, being incorporated into state flags, waving from dormitory windows, or adorning the T-shirts and jeans of public school children. To some, this piece of cloth is a symbol of white supremacy and enduring racial injustice; to others, it represents a rich Southern heritage and an essential link to a glorious past. Polarizing Americans, these "flag wars" reveal the profound--and still unhealed--schisms that have plagued the country since the Civil War. The Confederate Battle Flag is the first comprehensive history of this contested symbol. Transcending conventional partisanship, John Coski reveals the flag's origins as one of many banners unfurled on the battlefields of the Civil War. He shows how it emerged as the preeminent representation of the Confederacy and was transformed into a cultural icon from Reconstruction on, becoming an aggressively racist symbol only after World War II and during the Civil Rights movement. We gain unique insight into the fine line between the flag's use as a historical emblem and as an invocation of the Confederate nation and all it stood for. Pursuing the flag's conflicting meanings, Coski suggests how this provocative artifact, which has been viewed with pride, fear, anger, nostalgia, and disgust, might ultimately provide Americans with the common ground of a shared and complex history.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarvard University Press
ISBN-100674019830
ISBN-139780674019836
eBay Product ID (ePID)96821248
Product Key Features
Number of Pages448 Pages
Publication NameConfederate Battle Flag : America's Most Embattled Emblem
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States, United States / General
Publication Year2006
TypeNot Available
AuthorJohn M. Coski
Subject AreaHistory
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight26.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width5.6 in
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