Dry land drowning or rip current survival? Haitians without status in the Bahamas

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 948-966

  Belton, Kristy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahamas; Citizenship; Collective action; Discrimination; Haitian migrants; Statelessness

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; COLLECTIVE ACTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE;

BAHAMAS;

EID: 79956368564     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2010.526236     Document Type: Article

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