The Invention of Tradition (Past and Present Publications) - Softcover

Hobsbawm; Ranger, Terence O.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521269857 ISBN 13: 9780521269858

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1984

Synopsis

Series; Past and Present publications. Physical description; vi, 320 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction: Inventing traditions / Eric Hobsbawm -- The invention of tradition : the highland tradition of Scotland / Hugh Trevor-Roper -- From a death to a view : the hunt for the Welsh past in the romantic period / Prys Morgan -- The context, performance and meaning of ritual : the British monarchy and the 'invention of tradition', c. 1820-1977 / David Cannadine -- Representing authority in Victorian India / Bernard S. Cohn -- The invention of tradition in colonial Africa / Terence Ranger -- Mass-producing traditions : Europe, 1870-1914 / Eric Hobsbawm. Subjects; Manners and customs Origin. Rites and ceremonies Origin. Folklore. Sociology History. Heritage. Representation of history.

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Book Description

This book 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521269857
• ISBN 13: 9780521269858
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 327