History as a Cultural Playground

Bibliographic Data

ID3075952
AuthorsKristi Mathiesen Hjemdahl (University of Bergen, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume32
Issue2
Publication date2002-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnologia Europaea (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0425-4597 • E-ISSN: 1604-3030
PublisherBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.16995/ee.934
OpenAlexW2529460399
LanguageEN
Citations received8

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Cultural history · Ethnology · Sociology · Anthropology · Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies · History · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Scottish History and National Identity

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