Vol. 38 No. 3 (1990)
Research Article

PlacenalDes and Politics

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  • W.F.H. Nicolaisen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1990.38.3.193

Published 1990-09-01

Copyright (c) 1990 Maney

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Abstract

Abstract

At an international conference in Bozen/Bolzano (Italy) in 1985, I participated in discussions of the way that placenames of minority cultures or languages are treated in a number of countries and how political considerations tend to have a strong influence on the various attitudes.

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