Men on the move: Narratives of migration and work among low-paid migrant men in London

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 853-873

  Datta, Kavita ^a   McIlwaine, Cathy ^a   Herbert, Joanna ^a   Evans, Yara ^a   May, Jon ^a   Wills, Jane ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Intersectionality; London; Men; Migration; Work

Indexed keywords

CLASS; ETHNICITY; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER ISSUE; IDEOLOGY; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRATION; RACE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449133978     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360903305809     Document Type: Article

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