Crossing over; comparing recent migration in the United States and Europe.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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0739109618

Crossing over; comparing recent migration in the United States and Europe.

Ed. by Holger Henke.

Lexington Books

2005

330 pages

$95.00

Hardcover

Program in migration and refugee studies

JV6465

Social scientists from the US and across Europe present new research that draws on comparisons between aspects of migration in Europe and the US in order to help empha...

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