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The Union Jack
eBook - The Story of the British Flag
ISBN/EAN: 9780857899316
Umbreit-Nr.: 4096670
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 464 S., 13.87 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 22.05.2012
Auflage: 1/2012
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Digitales Wasserzeichen
- Zusatztext
- 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.
- Kurztext
- 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.
- Autorenportrait
- Nick Groom is an academic and writer. He is Professor in English at the University of Exeter and has written widely on literature, music, and contemporary art. He is the author of a dozen books and editions, includingThe Forger's Shadow (2002),The Union Jack (2006),The Gothic (2012) and, most recently,The Seasons (2013). He lives on Dartmoor with his wife, two daughters, and one cat, and keeps a flock of Black Welsh Mountain sheep. When he is not writing, he can be found playing the hurdy-gurdy in local pubs.