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National Days/National Ways Historical, Political, and Religious Celebrations around the World
Linda K. Fuller
Book Code: C7270
ISBN: 0-275-97270-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97270-7
360 pages, figures; map; tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/30/2004
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: From Martin Luther King Day to Waitangi Day, this collection surveys the gamut of national holidays. The celebrations analyzed include anniversaries of independence, religious observances, and government holidays. The analysis of each national day revolves around the role that communications play in uniting a country's citizenry. Entries cover individual countries but intertwine to provide a holistic view of the topic of national days. Countries covered: Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Japan, Kuwait, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, the Ukraine, and the United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction by Linda K. Fuller
  • Countries
  • Argentina: Argentine National Ways in Politics: Elites and Caudillism by Susan N. Vittadini
  • Australia: The Bicentenary of Australia: Celebration of a Nation by Leanne White
  • Canada: Canadian Days: Non-Canandian Ways by Derek Foster
  • China: From National Day to National Way: The Story of October 1 by Chen Yanru
  • National Image on Nation Day: The 50th National Day of the Peoples' Republic of China by Xu Xiaoge
  • Ehtiopia: Holiday Celebrations Among the Highlanders of Ehtiopia by Tsegay Wolde-Georgis
  • Ghana: Globalization and Broadcasting the Ghanian National Day by Kwasi Ansu-Kyeremeh
  • Japan: Japan's National Foundation Day: Lack of Consensus Leads to Lack of Celebration by Stephen M. Ryan
  • Kuwait: Kuwait: Four Decades of Transformed Celebrations by Nibal Bourisly and Maher Al-hajji
  • New Zealand: Waitangi Day: New Zealnd's National Day by Parehau Richards and Chris Ryan
  • Nigeria: Nationalism, Mass Media, and the Crisis of National Identity in Nigeria by Mohammed Musa and Ayo Oyeleye
  • Norway: Norway's 17th of May: A Historical Date and a Day of National Celebrations by Knut Mykland
  • Romania: The Romanian Way: From Nationalism to Privatism by Sorin Matei
  • Singapore: REading Singapore's National Day: A Case Study in the Rhetoric of Nationalism by Linda K. Fuller
  • South Africa: (Re)building a Nation: South Africa's Heritage Day as a Site of Renaming, Reimaging, and Remembering by Scott M. Schonfeldt-Aultman and Gust A. Yep
  • Spain: National Days Throughout the History and Geography of Spain by Ignacio Molina Alvares de Cienfuegos and Jorge Martinez Barcena
  • Turkey: Nation and Celebration: The Iconology of the Turkish Republic by Halil Nalcaoglu
  • Ukraine: In Search of National Holidays
     Ukraine's Case by Natalia Kostenko, Tatyana Androsenko and Ludmila Males
  • United States: Martin Luther King Day: A Day in Rememberance of the American Architect of the Beloved Community by Texeira Nash and Irelene Ricks
  • Appendix A: National Holiday Celebrations
  • Appendix B: International Calendar of Celebrations
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2004011894
LCC Class: GT3930
Dewey Class: 394
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