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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 elabContinue
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The Invention of Tradition
Many practices which are considered traditional are in fact quite recent inventions, often deliberately constructed to serve particular ideological ends. The Invention of Tradition is a collection of articles on the construction of symbolic and cerem ... (read full critics)
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- English Books
- Paperback 320 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0521437733
- ISBN-13: 9780521437738
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Pub date: Jul 31, 1992
- Dimensions: 1419 mm x 903 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover
- In other languages: other languages
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