The politics of traveller 'child begging' in Ireland

Critique of Anthropology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-33

  Helleiner, Jane ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Begging; Childhood; Ireland; Travelling People; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037217247     PISSN: 0308275X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0308275X03023001810     Document Type: Review

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