National days
Subtitle: constructing and mobilizing national identity
By: edited by David McCrone and Gayle McPherson.
Contributors: McCrone, David.; McPherson, Gayle, 1968-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230236615
Subjects: National characteristics -- Cross-cultural studies; Nationalism -- Cross-cultural studies; Holidays -- Cross-cultural studies; Memorialization -- Cross-cultural studies; Collective memory -- Cross-cultural studies
Genres: Cross-cultural studies
Description: "The book shows how national days are best understood in the context of debates about national identity. It argues that national days are contested and manipulated, as well as subject to political, cultural and social pressure. It brings together some of the most recent research on national days and sets it in a comparative context"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.