The Muslim body and the politics of immigration in France: Popular and biomedical representations of malian migrant women

Body and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 79-102

  Sargent, Carolyn ^a,b   Larchanche, Stephanie ^b,c  

^a Department of Anthropology ^*

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c West African Migrants   (France)

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EID: 41749119903     PISSN: 1357034X     EISSN: 14603632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X07082253     Document Type: Article

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