{"product_id":"blood-sacrifice-and-the-nation-carolyn-marvin-9780521626095","title":"Blood Sacrifice and the Nation: Totem Rituals and the American Flag","description":"The authors argue that American patriotism is a civil religion organized around a sacred flag, whose followers engage in periodic blood sacrifice of their own children to unify the group. Using an anthropological theory, this groundbreaking book presents and explains the ritual sacrifices and regeneration that constitute American nationalism, the factors making particular elections or wars successful or unsuccessful rituals, the role of the mass media in the process, and the sense of malaise that has pervaded American society during the post-World War II period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolyn Marvin, David W. Ingle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521626099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521626095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.08w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2000 pg. 220","brand":"Carolyn Marvin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365006307583,"sku":"9780521626095","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a2dbe97-034c-40cf-9765-73dc099f7b62.jpg?v=1697056093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-sacrifice-and-the-nation-carolyn-marvin-9780521626095","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}