Transnational migration and the geographical imperative

Transnational Spaces

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 104-121

  Ley, David ^a   Waters, Johanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84909181832     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203647219     Document Type: Chapter

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