Urban space, belonging, and inequality in multi-ethnic housing estates of Melaka, Malaysia

Identities

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 176-203

  Daniels, Timothy P ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belonging; Citizenship; Ethnicity; Housing estates; Urban space

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; ETHNICITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; MULTICULTURALISM; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; URBAN AREA;

MALAYSIA; MELAKA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 77952509212     PISSN: 1070289X     EISSN: 15473384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10702891003734953     Document Type: Article

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