Introduction: Independence Day Ceremonials in Historical Perspective

Independence Day ceremonies deserve serious scholarly attention and should be set in a longer historical time-frame and broader geographical perspective. There was more variation in practice than is generally recognized but common characteristics and general themes emerge. The ceremonies marking Ind...

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Published inRound table (London) Vol. 97; no. 398; pp. 649 - 665
Main Author Cannadine, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.10.2008
Subjects
Ceremonies
Decolonization
Freedoms
Historical analysis
Holidays & special occasions
Iconography
Independence
India
Memory
Rites & ceremonies
Rituals
India
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Summary:Independence Day ceremonies deserve serious scholarly attention and should be set in a longer historical time-frame and broader geographical perspective. There was more variation in practice than is generally recognized but common characteristics and general themes emerge. The ceremonies marking India's independence in 1947 provided a prototype and model. The consensus displayed at Independence was in many ways superficial and the pomp and partying concealed continuing tensions and paradoxes. This article also considers observances in the metropolis, including the elaborate funerals of Churchill, Mountbatten and the Queen Mother, with their sense of recessional and retreat. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:0035-8533
1474-029X
DOI:10.1080/00358530802327829