Tracking the settlement of North African immigrants: Speculations on the social and cultural impacts of a newly arrived immigrant group

Australian Geographer

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-273

  Perrin, Rebecca Lea ^a   Dunn, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

North African; Racism; Refugees; Settlement issues; Ssettlement services; Sydney

Indexed keywords

HUMANITARIAN AID; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; REFUGEE; SETTLEMENT PATTERN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 34250659351     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049180701395355     Document Type: Article

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