Time and transnationalism: A longitudinal study of immigration, endurance and settlement in Canada

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1119-1135

  Waters, Johanna L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canada; Immigration; Longitudinal qualitative study; Settlement; Time; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SETTLEMENT; IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; NATIONALISM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 79960492825     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2011.572488     Document Type: Article

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