"My regular spot": Race and territory in Urban public space

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 442-468

  Britton, Marcus ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Ethnicity; Public space; Race; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

EID: 47049086475     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241607309883     Document Type: Article

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