Most people think of the world as divided into countries, and many
people identify with their "own" country. Because there's nothing
natural in this, governments and others need to continually encourage
identification with the nation. This serves those with power and wealth.
Ruling Tactics outlines the methods commonly used to foster everyday
nationalism and how they can be countered. These methods are described
in a range of areas, including crime, sport, language, economics,
terrorism and war. This book can serve as a practical manual for
recognising how thinking is oriented towards the state, and how this
sort of thinking can be changed.