Remitting the gift: Zambian mobility and anthropological insights for migration studies

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-48

  Cliggett, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economy; Gifts; Intergenerational relations; Migration; Remittances; Zambia

Indexed keywords

GOODS EXCHANGE; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD; ZAMBIA;

EID: 13244288042     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.355     Document Type: Article

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