'National' identities and the politics of ancient heritage: Continuity and change at ancient monuments in Britain and Ireland, c. 1675-1850

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 473-487

  Harvey, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient monuments; Avebury (UK); Eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; Heritage studies; National identity; Newgrange (Ireland)

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTURAL HERITAGE; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; NATIONAL IDENTITY; NINETEENTH CENTURY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0345763704     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-2754.2003.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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