Claiming the Nation's Past: The Invention of an Anglo-Saxon Tradition

Claiming the Nation's Past: The Invention of an Anglo-Saxon Tradition

The creation of an English national identity through the reclamation, reinterpretation and outright reinvention of Anglo-Saxon history and culture illustrates the usages of the remote past in modern industrialized societies.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of contemporary history 1991-09, Vol.26 (3/4), p.575-595
1. Verfasser: Melman, Billie
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
British history
Conservatism
Culture
England
Heroism
History
Inventions
Middle Ages
Minority & ethnic groups
Nation
National Identity
Nationalism
Nationalism (Anglo-Saxons)
Novelists
Novels
Patriotism
Tradition
United Kingdom
Victorians
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Zusammenfassung:The creation of an English national identity through the reclamation, reinterpretation and outright reinvention of Anglo-Saxon history and culture illustrates the usages of the remote past in modern industrialized societies.
ISSN:0022-0094
1461-7250
DOI:10.1177/002200949102600312