The Invention of TraditionEric Hobsbawm, Terence Ranger Cambridge University Press, 26 mar 2012 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. |
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... find their own equivalents for the traditional rites of passage associated with religion (civil marriage, funerals). One marked difference between old and invented practices may be observed. The former were specific and strongly binding ...
... find their own equivalents for the traditional rites of passage associated with religion (civil marriage, funerals). One marked difference between old and invented practices may be observed. The former were specific and strongly binding ...
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... present book brings together, in the main, contributions by historians. It is to be hoped that others will also find it useful. Highland Tradition of Scotland HUGH TREVOR-ROPER Today, whenever Scotchmen gather 14 ERIC HOBSBAWM.
... present book brings together, in the main, contributions by historians. It is to be hoped that others will also find it useful. Highland Tradition of Scotland HUGH TREVOR-ROPER Today, whenever Scotchmen gather 14 ERIC HOBSBAWM.
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... find. It is not till the sixteenth century that any writer records any peculiarities of the Highland dress, but all the accounts of that time are in substantial agreement. They show that the ordinary dress of the Highlanders was a long ...
... find. It is not till the sixteenth century that any writer records any peculiarities of the Highland dress, but all the accounts of that time are in substantial agreement. They show that the ordinary dress of the Highlanders was a long ...
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... find that the oflicers wore trews while the common soldiers had their legs and thighs bare. Both oflicers and men wore the plaid, the former as an upper garment, the latter covering the whole body, belted round the waist so that the ...
... find that the oflicers wore trews while the common soldiers had their legs and thighs bare. Both oflicers and men wore the plaid, the former as an upper garment, the latter covering the whole body, belted round the waist so that the ...
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Sommario
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15 | |
The Hunt for the Welsh Past | 43 |
Representing Authority in Victorian India | 165 |
The Invention of Tradition in Colonial Africa | 211 |
Europe 18701914 | 263 |
Index | 309 |
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