Many of the traditions which we think of as very ancient in their origins were not in fact sanctioned by long usage over the centuries, but were invented comparatively recently. This book explores examples of this process of invention - the creation of Welsh and Scottish 'national culture'; the elaboration of British royal rituals in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; the origins of imperial rituals in British India and Africa; and the attempts by radical movements to develop counter-traditions of their own.
It addresses the complex interaction of past and present, bringing together historians and anthropologists in a fascinating study of ritual and symbolism which poses new questions for the understanding of our history.
| ISBN: | 9781107604674 |
| Publication date: | 26th March 2012 |
| Author: | E J Hobsbawm, T O Ranger |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 324 pages |
| Series: | Canto Classics |
| Genres: |
General and world history |
Many of the traditions which we think of as very ancient in their origins were not in fact sanctioned by long usage over the centuries, but were invented comparatively recently. This book explores examples of this process of invention - the creation of Welsh and Scottish 'national culture'; the elaboration of British royal rituals in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; the origins of imperial rituals in British India and Africa; and the attempts by radical movements to develop counter-traditions of their own.
The Invention of Tradition features in the following genres: General and world history
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The Invention of Tradition was written by E J Hobsbawm, T O Ranger and published by Cambridge University Press
The Invention of Tradition has 324 pages
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