The book shows how national days are best understood in the context of debates about national identity. It argues that national days are contested and manipulated, as well as subject to political, cultural and social pressure. Itbrings together some of the most recent research on national days and sets it in a comparative context.

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Cover
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List of Figure and Tables
Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
Preface
1 Introduction
2 The Calendar Conundrum: National Days as Unstable Signifiers
3 Scotland Days: Evolving Nation and Icons
4 ‘We wanna show ’em who we are’: National Events in England
5 ReMembering the Nation: Remembrance Days and the Nation in Ireland
6 Australia Day: A Day for All Australians?
7 Afrikaner Nationalism’s Holy Day: From Commemoration through Hegemony to Delegitimation
8 Successful Nation-Building and Ceremonial Triumph: Constitution Day in Norway
9 Mediating the Nation: Celebrating 6th June in Sweden
10 The Politics of Calendar: Independence Day in the Republic of Finland
11 Reunification Day – Day of German Unity?
12 Difficult Days and National Calendars: Italy, Cultural Trauma and Giorno del Ricordo
13 One Country, Three National Days: Nations, Citizenship and Media Discourses in Valencia
14 Parading Conspicuous Identity: St. Patrick’s Day, New York
15 Marking Time: The Significance of National Days
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