Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS iii
3. Foreword IN THE REALM OF MEMORY v
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS x
5. PART I Nostalgia: Politics of the Past
6. Chapter 1 ‘THE INVENTION OF TRADITION 3
7. Chapter 2 THE MYSTERIOUS (DIS)APPEARANCE OF TRADITION 44
8. PART II Madness: In the Ruins of Dream and Memory
9. Chapter 3 SEMIOLOGY OF MADNESS 77
10. Chapter 4 SEMIOTICS OF TYRANNY 111
11. PART III Narrating the Nation: Time, History, Story
12. Chapter 5 HISTORY 143
13. Chapter 6 STORY 184
14. Epilogue POST-NATIONAL IMPULSES 224
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY 228
16. INDEX 242