Political Identity, public memory and urban space: A case study of Parcul Carol I, Bucharest from 1906 to the present

Europe - Asia Studies

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1453-1478

  Light, Duncan ^a   Young, Craig ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; MEMORY; PUBLIC SPACE; SOCIALISM; URBAN POLITICS;

BUCHAREST [BUCHAREST (ADS)]; BUCHAREST [ROMANIA]; ROMANIA;

EID: 78049488073     PISSN: 09668136     EISSN: 14653427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2010.515792     Document Type: Article

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