The memory politics of becoming european: The east European subalterns and the collective memory of europe

European Journal of International Relations

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 653-680

  Mälksoo, Maria ^a,b  

^a International Centre for Defence Studies   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Baltic states; Legacy of communism; Memory politics; Poland; World War II

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650311214     PISSN: 13540661     EISSN: 14603713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354066109345049     Document Type: Article

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