El poder de las banderas

What does it feel like when you see the flag of your country waving? Throughout history, flags have represented the experiences, hopes and dreams of millions of people around the world. We raise them, we burn them, we march in their colors, and even today, we die for them. In the book, the author covers from the fervent sense of nationalism in China, the two Koreas, the problematic identities of Europe and the United States, the influence of religious symbolism -such as the terrifying message of the Islamic State-, the flags of freedom of the area of ??East Africa and even the white flag symbol of surrender, the legendary pirate skull or the complexity of the most global of them all: the flag of the United Nations. At this moment the world is a turbulent place and it is necessary to understand the symbols -old and new- by which each community continues to mobilize, exhibit feats or fight for their rights. Tim Marshall draws on more than 25 years of reporting experience around the world to show us the stories, power and politics of the colors that unite and divide us.