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245		4	_aThe Invention of Tradition
260			_aCambridge _bCambridge University Press _c2012
300			_a324: ill. _c13.79 x 1.91 x 21.62 cm _rPaperback
504			_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			_aCultural anthropology
650			_aCulture origin
650			_aFolklore
650			_aManners and customs
650			_aRites and ceremonies
650			_aSociology
700			_aHobsbawm, Eric _eEditor
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