Meaning in the Maze: The heritage of Long Kesh

Cultural Geographies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 343-368

  Graham, Brian ^a   McDowell, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict transformation; Heritage; Northern Ireland

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; POLITICAL CONFLICT; STAKEHOLDER;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; ROBBEN ISLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN CAPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547515194     PISSN: 14744740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474474007078204     Document Type: Article

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