Performing Expatriate Mobilities in Kuala Lumpur

Mobilities

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-20

  Butler, Gareth ^a,c   Hannam, Kevin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automobilities; Expatriates; Malaysia; Transport

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MOBILITY; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

KUALA LUMPUR [WEST MALAYSIA]; MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84892412842     PISSN: 17450101     EISSN: 1745011X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2013.784530     Document Type: Article

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