Children and 'African values': Zimbabwean professionals in Britain reconfiguring family life

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 596-614

  McGregor, JoAnn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; DIASPORA; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HUMAN RIGHTS; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; MOBILITY; MORALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 42449094071     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a38334     Document Type: Article

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