The multicultural state we're in: Muslims, 'multiculture' and the 'civic Re-balancing' of british multiculturalism

Political Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 473-497

  Meer, Nasar ^a   Modood, Tariq ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 69949158048     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2008.00745.x     Document Type: Article

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