Jingo

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Call Number: Paperback Theater Coll.
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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A play.
Contents: Jingo.

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When patriotism goes too far submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on August 17, 2012, 12:23pm As its title suggests, "Jingo" mocks excess patriotism (or jingoism) and the way politicians can whip up popular sentiment and get swept away by it, too, in the world game of strategic land holding. In particular the novel mocks the complex political ties and assassinations that began World War I.
The novel focuses on the city-state of Ankh-Morpork and its sometimes-ally-sometimes-enemy Klatch as they prepare to fight over an island (much like Atlantis) that suddenly appears out of the sea. Of course, the rush to claim the land is rather like a child who suddenly decides they need a cookie just because they now see one where before seeing it they were fine.
I recommend all of Pratchett's Discworld novels, of which "Jingo" is the 21st. Read "Guards! Guards!" "Men at Arms" and "Feet of Clay" first to get a sufficient background on Ankh-Morpork and the City Watch.