Understanding National Identity
- ISBN-10
- 1107100380
- ISBN-13
- 9781107100381
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 226
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-03-26
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- David McCrone, Frank Bechhofer
Description
Investigates the concept of 'national identity' based on twenty years of empirical evidence.
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