A sense of place: The politics of immigration and the symbolic construction of identity in Southern California and the New York metropolitan area

Sociological Forum

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 223-253

  Keogan, Kevin ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity; Immigrants; Los Angeles; New York City; Political culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141465165     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016037213134     Document Type: Article

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