This book provides an original perspective on the West's most enduring social and cultural institution. The author covers all the vital themes contributing to the modern Christmas: its

Christmas: A History
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This book provides an original perspective on the West's most enduring social and cultural institution. The author covers all the vital themes contributing to the modern Christmas: its Anglo-German origins and the idea of the bourgeois Christmas expressing family virtues; the need for a touchstone with the past in an age of rapid expansion and thus the myth of Merrie England; the revival of English music: in short, all the elements making up the modern Christmas.
Country USA
Brand I.B. Tauris
Manufacturer I.B. Tauris
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 8pp bw plates
ReleaseDate 2012-11-30
UnitCount 1
UPCs 001780763611
EANs 9781780763613

Christmas: A History