Insular identity and urban contexts: representations of the local in the construction of an image of Palma (Mallorca, Balearic Islands)

This article analyses the relationship between island and city in the configuration of an insular identity. The hypothesis addresses the special visibility that, in the case of small islands, results from the confrontation between two relevant singularities – the city and the island – in the symboli...

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Main Author: Mercè Picornell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Island Studies Journal 2014-11-01
Series:Island Studies Journal
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Online Access:http://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/ISJ-9-2-Picornell.pdf