Beyond black and white: Essentialism, hybridity and indigeneity

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 355-367

  Paradies, Yin C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Essentialism; Hybridity; Identity; Indigenous; Reconciliation; Whiteness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750728880     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783306069993     Document Type: Article

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