The myth of return: Dismissal, survival or revival? A Bradford example of transnationalism as a political instrument

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-76

  Bolognani, Marta ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bradford; Mirpur; Myth of Return; Pakistan; Political Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; FORCED MIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; KINSHIP; POPULATION MIGRATION; RELIGION; RETURN MIGRATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751164457     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830601043497     Document Type: Article

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