Originally published in Italian by Bollati Boringhieri Editore in 2003.
Contents:
Introduction: Totem -- pt. 1. Worship : the invention of a tradition -- The spirit of '76 -- New cults for Old Glory -- Flag etiquette -- pt. 2. Freedom : whose freedom? -- God and the flag -- The land of the free -- Multiple traditions -- American jeremiad -- pt. 3. Empire : frontiers old and new -- More stars -- Does the Constitution follow the flag? -- Iwo Jima -- Moon landing -- pt. 4. Patriots and dissenters : who owns the flag? -- Desecration -- Patriotic pop -- Capture the flag
