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# The Invention of Tradition (Canto Classics)

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Review: An excellent Book of the highest academic standard and a must for all serious socio-political historians - I read this book while studying a post-grad course in history and had been looking for it for a while. The book is well written in a style that is easy to understand with the reader needing no previous knowledge of the subject. The authors describe how the cultural traditions that we assume have developed organically throughout the ages have in fact been reinvented, or in most cases invented, during the 19th century usually by the middleclass intelligentsia. It focuses on the cultural revivals that took place in Ireland and Wales and the origins of Scottish cultural traditions and how it was fabricated. The credentials of the authors, as historical and political writers, are beyond reproach and in this book they give a fascinating insight into how notions of national identity and culture are developed and manipulated and remind us how ethereal and subjective ideas of cultural nationalism are and how they are social and psychological constructs. One need only look at the development of the Ulster-Scots tradition in recent time to see the invention of tradition in action. The book reminds us that cultural nationalisms develop in opposition to each other and are socially divisive and can lead to more than just the simple, innocent pursuit of quaint regional customs, traditions and the differences in cultural idiosyncrasies. The book arrived on time and in very good condition.
Review: Superb academic text. - Just what I needed for my dissertation.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 1107604672 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 126,895 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 380 in Anthropology & Sociology Biographies 1,082 in Cultural Studies 1,437 in World History (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (175) |
| Dimensions  | 13.79 x 1.91 x 21.62 cm |
| Edition  | Reissue |
| ISBN-10  | 9781107604674 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1107604674 |
| Item weight  | 454 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 330 pages |
| Publication date  | 29 Mar. 2012 |
| Publisher  | Cambridge University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent Book of the highest academic standard and a must for all serious socio-political historians
*by B***N on 12 March 2013*

I read this book while studying a post-grad course in history and had been looking for it for a while. The book is well written in a style that is easy to understand with the reader needing no previous knowledge of the subject. The authors describe how the cultural traditions that we assume have developed organically throughout the ages have in fact been reinvented, or in most cases invented, during the 19th century usually by the middleclass intelligentsia. It focuses on the cultural revivals that took place in Ireland and Wales and the origins of Scottish cultural traditions and how it was fabricated. The credentials of the authors, as historical and political writers, are beyond reproach and in this book they give a fascinating insight into how notions of national identity and culture are developed and manipulated and remind us how ethereal and subjective ideas of cultural nationalism are and how they are social and psychological constructs. One need only look at the development of the Ulster-Scots tradition in recent time to see the invention of tradition in action. The book reminds us that cultural nationalisms develop in opposition to each other and are socially divisive and can lead to more than just the simple, innocent pursuit of quaint regional customs, traditions and the differences in cultural idiosyncrasies. The book arrived on time and in very good condition.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb academic text.
*by A***T on 10 August 2020*

Just what I needed for my dissertation.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very wordy
*by S***L on 6 June 2023*

Found it very dry and wordy. The factual information is interesting, but had to read a lot of padding to get to the point. Needless to say, I only read the parts I really needed and probably won’t be reading the whole of it, which is a shame because I am interested in the subject matter.

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