National Days: Constructing and Mobilising National Identity

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-9
The Calendar Conundrum: National Days as Unstable Signifiers....Pages 10-25
Scotland Days: Evolving Nation and Icons....Pages 26-40
‘We wanna show ’em who we are’: National Events in England....Pages 41-56
ReMembering the Nation: Remembrance Days and the Nation in Ireland....Pages 57-72
Australia Day: A Day for All Australians?....Pages 73-88
Afrikaner Nationalism’s Holy Day: From Commemoration through Hegemony to Delegitimation....Pages 89-104
Successful Nation-Building and Ceremonial Triumph: Constitution Day in Norway....Pages 105-120
Mediating the Nation: Celebrating 6th June in Sweden....Pages 121-135
The Politics of Calendar: Independence Day in the Republic of Finland....Pages 136-150
Reunification Day — Day of German Unity?....Pages 151-165
Difficult Days and National Calendars: Italy, Cultural Trauma and Giorno del Ricordo ....Pages 166-180
One Country, Three National Days: Nations, Citizenship and Media Discourses in Valencia....Pages 181-196
Parading Conspicuous Identity: St. Patrick’s Day, New York....Pages 197-211
Marking Time: The Significance of National Days....Pages 212-221
Back Matter....Pages 222-232