Providing an original perspective on the construction of nations and nationalidentities, this book examines national symbols and ceremonies, arguing that,far from being just superficial or decorative, they are in fact an integral part of nation building, maintenance and change. GABRIELLA ELGENUIS British Academy Research Fellow at Nuffield College, the Department of Sociology, University of Oxford, UK. Her research interests include national symbols, national days and national museums, diaspora communities in Britain and the decline of traditional identities. INDICE: - Preface and Acknowledgements - Introduction - The Symbolic Construction and Authentication of Boundaries - National Flags: Religion, Revolution and Rivalry - National Flags and the Flagging of Nations - National Days, Celebrations and Commemorations - National Days Design: Towards a Typology of Successful National Days - Symbolic Regimes and Nation-building - Bibliography -Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24787-1
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 248
- Fecha Publicación: 08/07/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés