The changing identity of the Central European city: The case of Katowice

Journal of Historical Geography

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-126

  Murzyn Kupisz, Monika ^a   Gwosdz, Krzysztof ^b  

^a CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Central Europe; Cultural landscape; Poland; Upper Silesia; Urban identity

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GEOPOLITICS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; POLITICAL CHANGE; URBAN AREA;

KATOWICE [POLAND]; POLAND; SILESIA;

EID: 78650933763     PISSN: 03057488     EISSN: 10958614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhg.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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