Beyond stereotypes: Violence and the porousness of ethnic boundaries in the Republic of Macedonia

History and Anthropology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-67

  Neofotistos, Vasiliki P ^a,b  

^a Harriman Institute

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balkans; Ethnic stereotypes; Macedonia; Negotiation; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33144481829     PISSN: 02757206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/027572004200191046     Document Type: Article

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