Migration from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe Past Developments, Current Status and Future Potentials

• Main Authors: Bommes, Michael, Fassmann, Heinz, Sievers, Wiebke
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2014; Amsterdam University Press b.V
• Edition: 1
• Series: IMISCOE Research
• Subjects: european union; Interest qualifiers; middle east; migration; Migration, immigration and emigration; north africa; Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples; Relating to peoples: ethnic groups, indigenous peoples, cultures and other groupings of people; Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests; Social and ethical issues; Social Science; Social sciences; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; Sociology; Migration, immigration and emigration; Migration; European Union; Middle East and North Africa; Migration, immigration & emigration; Sociology; Social and Political Sciences; South; SOCIAL SCIENCE; General; AUP Wetenschappelijk; Sociology and Social History

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