The Invention of Tradition

The Invention of Tradition
Author: Eric Hobsbawm
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1992-07-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521437738

This book explores examples of this process of invention and addresses the complex interaction of past and present in a fascinating study of ritual and symbolism.

For King and Country

For King and Country
Author: Heather Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 591
Release: 2021-09-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 110842936X

Was the First World War really 'For King and Country'? This is the first full history of the monarchy's role.

Traditions, Superstitions, and Folklore, (Chiefly Lancashire and the North of England: ) Their Affinity to Others in Widely-Distributed Localities; Th

Traditions, Superstitions, and Folklore, (Chiefly Lancashire and the North of England: ) Their Affinity to Others in Widely-Distributed Localities; Th
Author: Charles Hardwick
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781017401127

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. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Iwakura Mission to America and Europe

The Iwakura Mission to America and Europe
Author: Ian Nish
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2008-10-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1135318794

Driven by the need to identify, classify and assess western technology and culture together with a desire to advance a dialogue for reviewing the so-called 'unequal treaties' - the new Meiji government of 1868 despatched a top-level ministerial team to the west which, in 1872, arrived in the United States. In all, they spent 205 days in America, 122 days in Britain and two months in France, as well as visiting other countries including Belgium, Germany, Russia, Sweden and Italy. Drawing on the papers given at the triennial conference of the European Association of Japanese Studies, held in Budapest in August 1997 (the year also marking the 125th anniversary of Iwakura's arrival), this volume presents a valuable new overview of the mission as a whole, with the significance and impact of the visit to each country being separately assessed. A supplement to the book looks at several 'post-Iwakura' topics, including a review of the mission's chief chronicler, Kume Kunitake.