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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Pagina 23
... kilt, as we know it, was a recent English invention and 'clan' tartans did not exist. However, that rebellion marked a change in the sartorial as well as in the social and economic history of Scotland. After the rebellion had been ...
... kilt, as we know it, was a recent English invention and 'clan' tartans did not exist. However, that rebellion marked a change in the sartorial as well as in the social and economic history of Scotland. After the rebellion had been ...
Pagina 24
... kilt. On the other hand, the upper and middle classes, who had previously despised the 'servile' costume, now picked up with enthusiasm the garb which its traditional wearers had finally discarded.19 In the years when it had been banned ...
... kilt. On the other hand, the upper and middle classes, who had previously despised the 'servile' costume, now picked up with enthusiasm the garb which its traditional wearers had finally discarded.19 In the years when it had been banned ...
Pagina 25
... kilt. Two causes explain this remarkable change. One is general and European and can be briefly summarized. It was ... kilt. Originally, the Highland regiments wore as their uniform the belted plaid; but once the kilt had been invented ...
... kilt. Two causes explain this remarkable change. One is general and European and can be briefly summarized. It was ... kilt. Originally, the Highland regiments wore as their uniform the belted plaid; but once the kilt had been invented ...
Pagina 26
... kilt which, having been invented by an English Quaker industrialist, was saved from extinction by an English imperialist statesman. The next stage was the invention of a Scottish pedigree. This stage, at least, was undertaken by the ...
... kilt which, having been invented by an English Quaker industrialist, was saved from extinction by an English imperialist statesman. The next stage was the invention of a Scottish pedigree. This stage, at least, was undertaken by the ...
Pagina 27
... kilts, nor belted plaids, but trousers; that the tartan was an early modern importation; and that the kilt was more modern still. Pinkerton had a ready listener in Sir John Sinclair himself. In 1794 Sinclair had raised a local military ...
... kilts, nor belted plaids, but trousers; that the tartan was an early modern importation; and that the kilt was more modern still. Pinkerton had a ready listener in Sir John Sinclair himself. In 1794 Sinclair had raised a local military ...
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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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