Nesting Orientalisms at War: World War II and the 'Memory War' in Eastern Europe

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Nesting Orientalisms at War : World War II and the 'Memory War' in Eastern Europe. / Mälksoo, Maria.

Orientalism and War. ed. / Tarak Barkawi; Keith Stanski. New York : Columbia University Press, 2013. p. 177-195.

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Harvard

Mälksoo, M 2013, Nesting Orientalisms at War: World War II and the 'Memory War' in Eastern Europe. in T Barkawi & K Stanski (eds), Orientalism and War. Columbia University Press, New York, pp. 177-195. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199327782.003.0009

APA

Mälksoo, M. (2013). Nesting Orientalisms at War: World War II and the 'Memory War' in Eastern Europe. In T. Barkawi, & K. Stanski (Eds.), Orientalism and War (pp. 177-195). Columbia University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199327782.003.0009

Vancouver

Mälksoo M. Nesting Orientalisms at War: World War II and the 'Memory War' in Eastern Europe. In Barkawi T, Stanski K, editors, Orientalism and War. New York: Columbia University Press. 2013. p. 177-195 https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199327782.003.0009

Author

Mälksoo, Maria. / Nesting Orientalisms at War : World War II and the 'Memory War' in Eastern Europe. Orientalism and War. editor / Tarak Barkawi ; Keith Stanski. New York : Columbia University Press, 2013. pp. 177-195

Bibtex

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