Review: The Invention of Tradition
Recensione dell'utente - Danilo Senese - GoodreadsAnyone who wants to understand how nationalism/patriotism evolves... that is a very useful starting point. Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Invention of Tradition
Recensione dell'utente - Maria - GoodreadsA favourite of mine. Hobsbawm´s introduction sets the base - his co-authors put in the historical examples to put colour to the theory. It is really worth reading it over and over again. I especially ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Invention of Tradition
Recensione dell'utente - Andrew - GoodreadsA handful of pieces by Hobsbawm and his fellow travelers that read like well-written academic papers should: thought-provoking, and nearly free of any kind of grim jargon. What we get is a set of ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Invention of Tradition
Recensione dell'utente - Liam O'Shiel - GoodreadsA fascinating group of papers on how "ancient traditions" are invented by societies that have, for one reason or another, lost touch with their true historical past. Without knowing it, of course, I ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Invention of Tradition
Recensione dell'utente - Daniel Burton-Rose - GoodreadsA thought-provoking and widely influential collection. Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Invention of Tradition
Recensione dell'utente - heather - Goodreadsshould be subtitled to let you know upfront that it's essentially about british & british empire invention of tradition. super interesting articles and lots of great history about where various ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Invention of Tradition
Recensione dell'utente - GoodreadsThis book contains several interested historical studies that show how modern societies have "invented tradition" in order to build the nation-state and community ties. In the end, though, not very ...
Review: The Invention of Tradition
Recensione dell'utente - hay man - Goodreadsa great book edited by "Stalin's cheerleader" and some other guy that goodreads didnt even credit Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Invention of Tradition
Recensione dell'utente - charlotte - GoodreadsLike a lot of collections of essays, this one was hit or miss. But the opener on Scottish "traditions" was great. You think "clan tartans" and "kilts" are "traditional"? Think again! Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Invention of Tradition
Recensione dell'utente - Turan - GoodreadsA very fine book, I expected nothing else of Hobsbawm and his colleagues. Now I have to live with the disappointment about Scottish culture since I know that the Cilt is an invention by an Englishman and not that old. ;-) Leggi recensione completa
