Symbols of Nations and Nationalism

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.

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