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Inventing American Tradition

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Author : Jack David Eller
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2018-09-15

Inventing American Tradition written by Jack David Eller and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-15 with History categories.

What really happened on the first Thanksgiving? How did a British drinking song become the US national anthem? And what makes Superman so darned American? Every tradition, even the noblest and most cherished, has a history, none more so than in the United States—a nation born with relative indifference, if not hostility, to the past. Most Americans would be surprised to learn just how recent (and controversial) the origins of their traditions are, as well as how those origins are often related to such divisive forces as the trauma of the Civil War or fears for American identity stemming from immigration and socialism. In pithy, entertaining chapters, Inventing American Tradition explores a set of beloved traditions spanning political symbols, holidays, lifestyles, and fictional characters—everything from the anthem to the American flag, blue jeans, and Mickey Mouse. Shedding light on the individuals who created these traditions and their motivations for promoting them, Jack David Eller reveals the murky, conflicted, confused, and contradictory history of emblems and institutions we very often take to be the bedrock of America. What emerges from this sideways take on our most celebrated Americanisms is the realization that all traditions are invented by particular people at particular times for particular reasons, and that the process of “traditioning” is forever ongoing—especially in the land of the free.

The American Tradition

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Author : Buford Carson Clarence
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2013-12

The American Tradition written by Buford Carson Clarence and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12 with categories.

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American Tradition

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Author : Clarence B. Carlson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1954

American Tradition written by Clarence B. Carlson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with categories.

The American Tradition

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Author : Clarence Buford Carson
language : en
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Release Date : 2018-11-10

The American Tradition written by Clarence Buford Carson and has been published by Franklin Classics Trade Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-10 with History categories.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Invention Of Tradition

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Author : Eric Hobsbawm
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-03-26

The Invention Of Tradition written by Eric Hobsbawm and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-26 with History categories.

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 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.