Maltese Culture

The primary author of this profile was Chara Scroope (2017).

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• Lafayette, R. J. (1997). An Anthropological Examination of Aspects of Maltese Culture: The Maltese in Malta, and the Maltese in New York City [PhD]. Columbia University.
• Lansink, E. (2017). 3 Important Influences in Maltese culture. http://www.maltauncovered.com/culture/maltese-culture/
• Lubig, J. M. (2011). Maltese in Michigan. Michigan State University Press. https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/26/monograph/book/13084
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• Savona-Ventura, C., Felice, N., & Gullaimier, R. A. (2010). The changing face of the Maltese population. Journal of Population Research, 27(4), 315–322.
• Transparency International. (2024). Corruption Perceptions Index 2023. https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2023
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