Between global racial and bounded identity: Choice of destigmatization strategies among Ethiopian Jews in Israel

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 436-452

  Mizrachi, Nissim ^a   Zawdu, Adane ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

cultural; destigmatization; Ethiopians; identity; nationalism; network of meaning; repertoire

Indexed keywords

CLASS; CULTURAL IDENTITY; MINORITY GROUP; NATIONAL IDENTITY; NATIONALISM; RACIAL IDENTITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

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EID: 84858058992     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2011.589529     Document Type: Article

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