Mitchell, Jon P (1998) The Nostalgic Construction of Community: Memory and Social Identity in Urban Malta. Ethnos, 63 (1). 81 - 101. ISSN 0014-1844

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Abstract

This paper examines local people's memories of a Maltese urban community that was demolished in the 1970s. The memories create an idealised, nostalgic picture of community harmony and solidarity prior to the demolition, but also apportion blame for its subsequent destruction. The paper argues that in such situations of physical displacement and/or social dislocation, this nostalgic process serves as a strategic resource that not only produces order and identity, but also creates legitimate moral claims against the state. The paper thereby contributes to ongoing debates about the relationship between local identity and wider political and economic processes.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Global Studies > Anthropology
Depositing User:	Jon Mitchell
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 15:06
Last Modified:	22 May 2012 13:21
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/10260

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