Is East Going West - or Is the West Moving East? Renegotiating the East-West Boundary in Unified Gemany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3058780 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sofi Gerber (Södertörn University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnologia Europaea (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0425-4597 • E-ISSN: 1604-3030 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.16995/ee.1041 |
| OpenAlex | W148143905 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2019 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |