Childhood in National Consciousness and National Consciousness in Childhood

This article examines the place of national imagery and the experience of the nation in childhood. A comparison is drawn between such experiences in Iceland and Kamchatka, Russia. The ways in which these experiences become resources for expressing a distinct national identity is described.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Childhood
Main Author: KOESTER, DAVID
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 1997
Subjects:
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Iceland
Kamchatka
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0907568297004001007
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0907568297004001007
Description
Summary:This article examines the place of national imagery and the experience of the nation in childhood. A comparison is drawn between such experiences in Iceland and Kamchatka, Russia. The ways in which these experiences become resources for expressing a distinct national identity is described.

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