Introduction: Childhood and migration - mobilities, homes and belongings

Childhood

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-162

  Laoire, Caitríona Ní ^b   Carpena Méndez, Fina ^c   Tyrrell, Naomi ^a   White, Allen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belonging; Childhood; Home; Migration; Mobility; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955293790     PISSN: 09075682     EISSN: 14617013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0907568210365463     Document Type: Article

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