Christianity among Transnational Chinese: Religious versus (Sub)ethnic Affiliation

International Migration

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 99-130

  Nagata, Judith ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; RELIGION;

EID: 28244470269     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2005.00327.x     Document Type: Review

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