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American nationalism
American public life
American unity
Author_Len Travers
Boston historical culture
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Charleston civic life
civic festivals
civic pride
civic ritual performance
collective identity
community celebrations
community identity
contested nationalism
creation of national myths
creation of national symbols
cultural nationalism
democratic participation
early American communities
early American history
early American society
early republic politics
emergence of civic tradition
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evolution of public holidays
Federalist and Republican rivalry
festival politics
festive culture
historical commemorations
historical consciousness
historical memory
historical rituals of freedom
Independence commemorations
July celebrations
local traditions in nationhood
meaning of patriotism
nation-building rituals
national holiday origins
patriotic culture formation
patriotic expression
patriotic gatherings
patriotic traditions
performing citizenship
Philadelphia public events
political competition in festivals
political culture
political partisanship
political symbolism
popular political participation
popular sovereignty in practice
post-Revolutionary America
public ceremonies
public displays of loyalty
public spectacle
republican identity
Revolutionary heritage
ritual and politics
ritualized patriotism
shared national memory
social cohesion
social performance of identity
symbolic politics
transformation of public meaning
urban celebrations
Product details
- ISBN 9781558492035
- Weight: 502g
- Dimensions: 154 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 06 Apr 1999
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In ""Celebrating the Fourth"" Len Travers traces the origins and functions of the quintesssential American holiday from the first festivals in 1777 to the Jubilee of Independence in 1826. Applying anthropological analyses of social rituals, he skillfully explicates the rich symbolic content of such activities as processions, banquets and entertainments. By examining Fourth of July celebrations in Boston, Philadelphia and Charleston, he is able to discuss the interplay between local/regional and national identities and interests. Travers's thoughtful and perceptive decipherings of Independence Day celebrations make a significant contribution to our understanding of the importance of ritual in early republican political culture. This work should appeal to historians, social scientists, folklorists and general readers alike.
