Transnational family ties, remittance motives, and social death among congolese migrants: A socio-anthropological analysis

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-243

  Peter, Kankonde Bukasa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 77952916760     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.41.2.225     Document Type: Article

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