Family dynamics in transnational African migration to Europe: An introduction

African and Black Diaspora

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-15

  König, Reinhilde Sotiria ^a   De Regt, Marina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL HISTORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Europe; family; gender; intergenerational tensions; migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957860513     PISSN: 17528631     EISSN: 1752864X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17528630903368232     Document Type: Review

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