Nation, narrative and commemoration: Political ritual in divided Cyprus

History and Anthropology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-270

  Papadakis, Yiannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Commemoration; Cyprus; Nationalism; Political parties; Ritual

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247462393     PISSN: 02757206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0275720032000136642     Document Type: Article

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