Saving Old Glory : the history of the American flag desecration controversy /

Saving Old Glory : the history of the American flag desecration controversy /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Goldstein, Robert Justin.
Imprint:Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 1995.
Description:xv, 263 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Flags -- Desecration -- United States.
Flags -- Desecration.
United States.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1672074
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ISBN:0813323258
9780813323251
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-249) and index.
Also issued online.
Summary:In this, the first comprehensive historical analysis of the debate over the desecration of the American flag, Robert Justin Goldstein takes us from the 1989 flagburning incident that ignited an emotionally charged controversy across the nation back to the very origins of the flag as a symbol of America. It may surprise some present-day flag-protectionists to learn that the flag did not become an object of veneration until the end of the Civil War, when groups of ultra-patriotic citizens and veterans lobbied hard to give it unique status as a symbol of the nation.
Other form:Online version: Goldstein, Robert Justin. Saving Old Glory. Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 1995
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1. Origins of the American Flag Desecration Controversy, 1890-1907
  • 2. The Interpretation and Application of State Flag Desecration Laws, 1899-1964
  • 3. The Vietnam War Era Flag Desecration Controversy, 1965-1974
  • 4. Flag Desecration Laws in the Courts During the Vietnam War Era
  • 5. The Great 1989-1990 Flag Burning Controversy
  • Notes
  • Appendix: The Text of Three Key Documents In the American Flag Desecration Controversy
  • About the Book and Author
  • Index

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