A home far away? Religious identity and transnational relations in the Iranian diaspora

Global Networks

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 307-327

  McAuliffe, Cameron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baha'i; Iranian diaspora; Muslim Iranians; National identity; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ELECTRONIC MAIL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

CHILDREN; TRANSNATIONALISM;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

DIASPORA; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; MINORITY GROUP; NATIONAL IDENTITY; NATIONALISM; RELIGION;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRAN; LONDON [ENGLAND]; MIDDLE EAST; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTH AMERICA; SYDNEY; UNITED KINGDOM; VANCOUVER; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249983435     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2007.00171.x     Document Type: Article

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