Communism and the Meaning of Social Memory: Towards a Critical-Interpretive Approach

Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 475-492

  Tileagă, Cristian ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Lived' ideology; Communism; Critical interpretive approach; Nostalgia; Romania; Social memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870439039     PISSN: 19324502     EISSN: 19363567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12124-012-9207-x     Document Type: Article

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