The Albanian diaspora-in-the-making: Media, migration and social exclusion

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 543-561

  Mai, Nicola ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diaspora; Identity; Media; Migration; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; DIASPORA; ETHNIC MINORITY; MEDIA ROLE; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 17844396674     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830500058737     Document Type: Article

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