Identity, Banal Nationalism, Contestation, And North American License Platesz.ast;

Geographical Review

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-52

  Leib, Jonathan ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobility; Banal nationalism; Contestation; Identity; License plate

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE; ICONOGRAPHY; NATIONAL IDENTITY; NATIONALISM; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650562702     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: 19310846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2011.00071.x     Document Type: Article

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