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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... movements' which break with the past, by definition, have their own relevant past, though it may be cut ofi" at a ... movement know that 'the custom of the trade' or of the shop may represent not ancient tradition, but whatever right ...
... movements' which break with the past, by definition, have their own relevant past, though it may be cut ofi" at a ... movement know that 'the custom of the trade' or of the shop may represent not ancient tradition, but whatever right ...
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... movements and groups — not least in nationalism — were so unprecedented that even historic continuity had to be invented, for example by creating an ancient past beyond efiective historical continuity, either by semi-fiction (Boadicea ...
... movements and groups — not least in nationalism — were so unprecedented that even historic continuity had to be invented, for example by creating an ancient past beyond efiective historical continuity, either by semi-fiction (Boadicea ...
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... movements, common among intellectuals since the Romantics, can never develop or even preserve a living past (except conceivably by setting up human natural sanctuaries for isolated corners of archaic life), but must become 'invented ...
... movements, common among intellectuals since the Romantics, can never develop or even preserve a living past (except conceivably by setting up human natural sanctuaries for isolated corners of archaic life), but must become 'invented ...
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... movements might seek to 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 ...
... movements might seek to 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 ...
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... movements which was about to begin.13 The second observation is that it seems clear that, in spite of much invention, new traditions have not filled more than a small part of the space left by the secular decline of both old tradition ...
... movements which was about to begin.13 The second observation is that it seems clear that, in spite of much invention, new traditions have not filled more than a small part of the space left by the secular decline of both old tradition ...
Sommario
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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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African ancient appeared bards became Britain British monarchy Celtic Celts Chewa chiefs clan colonial Commemorative common coronation costume Crown culture defined Druids durbar early Edward Lhuyd Edward VII eighteenth century eisteddfod élite Empire empress England English established European Evans figure find first flag German Gorsedd governor harp Highland dress historians honour House of Windsor Ibid identification Imperial Assemblage Indian industrial influence invented traditions invention of tradition Iolo Morganwg John Jones Jubilee kilt labour Lady Llanover language Lhuyd London Lord Lozi Lytton Macpherson mass middle classes military modern monuments movement Mughal native neo-traditional nineteenth century occasion oflicers oflicial past patriots peasant period political popular Queen Queen Victoria reflected revival Richard Dimbleby royal ceremonial royal ritual rule rulers Scotland Scottish significant Sobieski Stuarts social society specific sport symbol tartan Thomas Thomas Pennant triple harp viceroy Victoria Welsh William wrote