The Invention of Tradition by Eric Hobsbawm

320 pages first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology informative slow-paced
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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 creati...

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