A European Identity: To the Historical Limits of a Concept

European Journal of Social Theory

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 387-401

  Sträth, Bo ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Europe; heritage; history; identity; the Other

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993737855     PISSN: 13684310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136843102760513965     Document Type: Article

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