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Blood Sacrifice and the Nation: Totem Rituals and the American Flag - Cambridge Cultural Social Studies Marvin, Carolyn (University of Pennsylvania)
Blood Sacrifice and the Nation: Totem Rituals and the American Flag - Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
Marvin, Carolyn (University of Pennsylvania)
American patriotism is a civil religion organized around a sacred flag. Its citizens periodically sacrifice their children to unify the group. Using an anthropological approach, this groundbreaking study explains the rituals of American nationalism, and analyses the malaise pervading post-war American society.
414 pages, 30 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 28, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521623452 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 416 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 160 × 31 mm · 764 g |
| Language | English |