Migrant space, migrant community: Williams, Bakhtin, and cultural analysis

Communication Review

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 395-431

  Hamilton, James ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 70350186739     PISSN: 10714421     EISSN: 15477487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10714429809368566     Document Type: Article

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