Resources, group conflict and symbols: Explaining anti-immigration hostility in Britain

Political Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 709-732

  McLaren, Lauren ^a   Johnson, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35948999737     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00680.x     Document Type: Article

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