Race and the census in the Commonwealth

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-118

  Christopher, Anthony J ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Census; Classification; Commonwealth; Ethnicity; Race

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; COLONIALISM; COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS; RACE;

EID: 17644369290     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.363     Document Type: Review

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