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020			_a9781107604674
041			_aeng
082			_a390 HOB/I
100			_aHobsbawm, Eric _914725
100			_aRanger, Terence _914726
245		4	_aThe invention of tradition
260			_bCUP -- _aUnited Kingdom -- _c1983
300			_avi, 320p.
520			_aMany 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.
650			_aManners and customs _99015
650			_aManners and customs _99015
650			_aFolklore _913978
650			_aRacism _912612
942			_cBK