SNP, identity and citizenship: Re-imagining state and nation

National Identities

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-69

  Mycock, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

civic; ethnic; identity; nationalism; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859894044     PISSN: 14608944     EISSN: 14699907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14608944.2012.657078     Document Type: Article

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