Gender and migration: West Indians in comparative perspective

International Migration

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-29

  Foner, Nancy ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENDER ISSUE; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 59749091409     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2008.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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