Transnational lives, travelling emotions and idioms of distress among Bolivian migrants in Spain

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 407-423

  Escandell, Xavier ^a   Tapias, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifocality; Bolivian Migrants; Emotions; Healing; Secrecy; Spain; Transnational Lifestyles

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LIFESTYLE; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; POPULATION MIGRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; VULNERABILITY;

BOLIVIA; SPAIN;

EID: 76649105468     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830903266093     Document Type: Article

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