Deconstructing mythological foundations of ethnic identities and ethnic group formation: Albanian-speaking and new armenian immigrants in Switzerland

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-76

  Dahinden, Janine ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Albanian migrants; Armenian migrants; Ethnicity; Social exclusion; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 36549085148     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830701708643     Document Type: Article

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