Language proficiency among immigrants and the establishment of interethnic relations. A comparative analysis of Bilbao, Lisbon and Rotterdam

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Volumn 48, Issue 96, 2013, Pages 65-88

  Esteves, Alin ^a   Sampaio, Dora ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE GEOGRAFIA E ORDENAMENTO DO TERRITÓRIO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Interethnic contacts; Language proficiency; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896528210     PISSN: 04305027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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