Complete Flags of the World: The Ultimate Pocket Guide

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Beautifully illustrated introductory spreads that trace the history of banners, standards, and flags and explain the terms used to describe them

Find intriguing stories and factoids on the design of country, province, state and special flags. Read how these flags are used as heraldic symbols, cultural and national emblems, and how designs and meanings have evolved. The audience for this book would primarily be children and to feed these impressionable minds such insensitive details about another person's country is corrupt and morally reprehensible at best. This is the perfect guide to vexillology for anyone interested in the origin, history and symbolism of flags. Inside this flag book you’ll find: However, the inclusion of certain nations should not be interpreted as a political statement or as an endorsement of specific national claims.

Explore the world, flag by flag From Antigua to New Zealand discover the flags of the world with this updated edition of Complete Flags of the World. Learn all about flags from around the world - from the meaning behind country flags, national flags, world flags, state flags and naval flags to the meanings of flag symbols. Spanning geography, communications, politics, sport, history, culture, design and art, this is the ultimate book of flags, covering over 400 flags and flag history, explaining the widespread use and significance of flags and flag design. Each national flag is covered: detailed notes and annotations will tell you all about its history, design development, the significance of colours, symbols, crests and coats of arms and any recent changes. Complete Flags of the World (previous ISBN 9781405333023) is the perfect guide to flags for the budding vexillophile. It is deeply disrespectful to the people of Ukraine to see their country cut up like a piece of cake in print. Comprehensive text explaining the significant elements of their design, colors, symbols and insignia. Updated the flags of some countries that started using new flags and updated the Mississippi State flag,

Beautifully illustrated introductory spreads that trace the history of banners, standards and flags, and explain the terms used to describe them.Children of any age will love learning about the colorful flags, capital cities and interesting facts about countries from around the world and parents will find it useful for testing a child’s knowledge of geography.

Maps of Great Britain, Canada, Australia and the Caribbean have been added to the maps of each continent of the world and the USA,Updated statistical data on the number of inhabitants in each country and each US state (Did you know that from 2023 the country with the largest number of inhabitants in the world is no longer China?) A wonderful gift for flag enthusiasts! This guide to flags helps you identify flags and understand their symbolism. Learn about how flag designs have evolved over centuries and how to identify flags by their distinguishing features. This educational guide to flags details more than 400 examples and covers everything from geography, communications, politics, sport, history and art.