Just before the fall: The Northern League and the cultural construction of a secessionist claim

International Sociology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 321-336

  Sciortino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Nationalism; Secession; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033239466     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580999014003006     Document Type: Article

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