What concept did Hobsbawm's edited volume introduce?
Class Systems
Globalization
Invented Traditions
Social Discord
Answer
The concept of "Invented Traditions" was introduced by Eric Hobsbawm and Terence Ranger in their edited volume of the same name. This concept refers to social practices, rituals, or symbols that are presented as if they have always existed, but in reality, they were invented or reconstructed in the relatively recent past.
The Intellectual Journey of Eric Hobsbawm: Unraveling the Legacy of a British Historian
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