“There's a Spirit That Transcends the Border”: Faith, Ritual, and Postnational Protest at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-159

  Hondagneu Sotelo, Pierrette ^a   Gaudinez, Genelle ^a   Lara, Hector ^a   Ortiz, Billie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 3543050558     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15333867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2004.47.2.133     Document Type: Article

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