White, European, and hardworking: East European migrants' relationships with other communities in London

Journal of Baltic Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 263-288

  Parutis, Violetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

East european: migration; Whiteness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957494386     PISSN: 01629778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2011.569074     Document Type: Article

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