Cardinal markers of Finland's identity politics and national identity

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 290-305

  Antonsich, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Finland; Identity politics; Karelia; National identity

Indexed keywords

GEOPOLITICS; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; NATIONAL IDENTITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

EID: 23844465535     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1538-7216.46.4.290     Document Type: Article

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