Gendering counter-diasporic migration: second generation Greek-Americans and Greek-Germans narrate their homecoming

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Christou, A. and King, R. 2011. Gendering counter-diasporic migration: second generation Greek-Americans and Greek-Germans narrate their homecoming. Journal of Mediterranean Studies. 20 (2).

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Title	Gendering counter-diasporic migration: second generation Greek-Americans and Greek-Germans narrate their homecoming
Authors	Christou, A. and King, R.
Publisher	University of Malta: Mediterranean Institute
Journal	Journal of Mediterranean Studies
ISSN	1016-3476
Print	2011
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Deposited	21 Oct 2013
Output status	Published
Web address (URL)	https://www.um.edu.mt/medinst/journal/vol._20,_no._2_2011
Language	English

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