Promised land? Immigration, religiosity, and space in Southern California

Space and Culture

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 356-375

  Irazábal, Clara ^a   Dyrness, Grace R ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Institute for Transnational Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

immigration; new sanctuary movement; Posadas without borders; religion; Southern California; space

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958530773     PISSN: 12063312     EISSN: 15528308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1206331210374147     Document Type: Review

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