Religion as a path to civic engagement

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 766-791

  Levitt, Peggy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Civil engagement; Migrant religion; Political incorporation; Religion and politics; Transnationalism; US religion

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; CIVIL RIGHTS; IMMIGRANT; METROPOLITAN AREA; NATIONALISM; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; RELIGION;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42049091530     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870701784489     Document Type: Article

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