Review: The Invention of Tradition
User Review - Danilo Senese - GoodreadsAnyone who wants to understand how nationalism/patriotism evolves... that is a very useful starting point. Read full review
Review: The Invention of Tradition
User Review - Maria - GoodreadsA favourite of mine. Hobsbawm´s introduction sets the base - his co-authors put in the historical examples to put colour to the theory. It is really worth reading it over and over again. I especially ... Read full review
Review: The Invention of Tradition
User Review - Andrew - GoodreadsA handful of pieces by Hobsbawm and his fellow travelers that read like well-written academic papers should: thought-provoking, and nearly free of any kind of grim jargon. What we get is a set of ... Read full review
Review: The Invention of Tradition
User Review - Liam O'Shiel - GoodreadsA fascinating group of papers on how "ancient traditions" are invented by societies that have, for one reason or another, lost touch with their true historical past. Without knowing it, of course, I ... Read full review
Review: The Invention of Tradition
User Review - Daniel Burton-Rose - GoodreadsA thought-provoking and widely influential collection. Read full review
Review: The Invention of Tradition
User Review - heather - Goodreadsshould be subtitled to let you know upfront that it's essentially about british & british empire invention of tradition. super interesting articles and lots of great history about where various ... Read full review
Review: The Invention of Tradition
User Review - GoodreadsThis book contains several interested historical studies that show how modern societies have "invented tradition" in order to build the nation-state and community ties. In the end, though, not very ...
Review: The Invention of Tradition
User Review - hay man - Goodreadsa great book edited by "Stalin's cheerleader" and some other guy that goodreads didnt even credit Read full review
Review: The Invention of Tradition
User Review - charlotte - GoodreadsLike a lot of collections of essays, this one was hit or miss. But the opener on Scottish "traditions" was great. You think "clan tartans" and "kilts" are "traditional"? Think again! Read full review
Review: The Invention of Tradition
User Review - Turan - GoodreadsA very fine book, I expected nothing else of Hobsbawm and his colleagues. Now I have to live with the disappointment about Scottish culture since I know that the Cilt is an invention by an Englishman and not that old. ;-) Read full review
