Chernobyl’s sixth sense: The symbolism of an ever-present awareness

Anthropology and Humanism

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-185

  Phillips, Sarah D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Memory; Museums; Symbol; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844490452     PISSN: 15599167     EISSN: 15481409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ahu.2004.29.2.159     Document Type: Article

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