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What is The Invention of Tradition about?

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.-- Provided by Publisher

Who reads The Invention of Tradition?

Author

Eric Hobsbawm, Terence O. Ranger

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781107299771

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Anthropology, Social_sciences

Rating

3.96 / 5 (693 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14