Pangs of nascent nationalism from the nationless state? Euro coins and undocumented migrants in Malta since 2004

Nations and Nationalism

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 148-165

  Baldacchino, Godfrey ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Euro coins; European Union; Malta; Nationalism; Nationless state; Undocumented migrants

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN UNION; NATION STATE; NATIONAL IDENTITY; NATIONALISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MALTA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 58549116941     PISSN: 13545078     EISSN: 14698129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8129.2009.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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