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 25
... tartan by clans; for as the Highland regiments were multiplied to meet the needs of war, so their tartan uniforms were differentiated; and when the wearing of tartan by civilians was resumed, and the romantic movement encouraged the ...
... tartan by clans; for as the Highland regiments were multiplied to meet the needs of war, so their tartan uniforms were differentiated; and when the wearing of tartan by civilians was resumed, and the romantic movement encouraged the ...
Pagina 27
... tartan trews. Next year he decided to appear at court in Highland dress, including trousers of a tartan specially designed by himself. But before committing himself, he consulted Pinkerton. Pinkerton expressed his delight that Sinclair ...
... tartan trews. Next year he decided to appear at court in Highland dress, including trousers of a tartan specially designed by himself. But before committing himself, he consulted Pinkerton. Pinkerton expressed his delight that Sinclair ...
Pagina 28
... tartan to the eye of fashion, and every attempt to introduce it has failed'. Sir John's own private tartan, Pinkerton hastened to add, had ' avoided all such objections ' and by using only two very mild colours had secured 'a very ...
... tartan to the eye of fashion, and every attempt to introduce it has failed'. Sir John's own private tartan, Pinkerton hastened to add, had ' avoided all such objections ' and by using only two very mild colours had secured 'a very ...
Pagina 29
... tartans had always been woven 'in distinctive patterns (or setts, as they were called) of the different clans, tribes, families and districts'. For neither of these statements did he give any evidence. They were published in 1822, in a ...
... tartans had always been woven 'in distinctive patterns (or setts, as they were called) of the different clans, tribes, families and districts'. For neither of these statements did he give any evidence. They were published in 1822, in a ...
Pagina 30
... tartan should they wear? The idea of differentiated clan tartans, which had now been publicized by Stewart, seems to have originated with the resourceful manufacturers who, for thirty-five years, had had no clients except the Highland ...
... tartan should they wear? The idea of differentiated clan tartans, which had now been publicized by Stewart, seems to have originated with the resourceful manufacturers who, for thirty-five years, had had no clients except the Highland ...
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