Ties that bind: The strategic use of transnational relationships in demarcating identity and managing difference

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1353-1371

  Butcher, Melissa ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Identity; Migration; Relationships; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; CULTURAL IDENTITY; CULTURAL TRADITION; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; NATIONAL IDENTITY; NATIONALISM;

EID: 70449469010     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830903123153     Document Type: Article

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