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Children of the "Idea of Palestine": Negotiating Identity, Belonging and Home in the Palestinian Diaspora.

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Children of the "Idea of Palestine": Negotiating Identity, Belonging and Home in the Palestinian Diaspora. / Mason, Victoria.
In: Journal of Intercultural Studies, Vol. 28, No. 3, 01.08.2007, p. 271-285.

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Mason, V 2007, 'Children of the "Idea of Palestine": Negotiating Identity, Belonging and Home in the Palestinian Diaspora.', Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 271-285. https://doi.org/10.1080/07256860701429709

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Mason, V. (2007). Children of the "Idea of Palestine": Negotiating Identity, Belonging and Home in the Palestinian Diaspora. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 28(3), 271-285. https://doi.org/10.1080/07256860701429709

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Mason V. Children of the "Idea of Palestine": Negotiating Identity, Belonging and Home in the Palestinian Diaspora. Journal of Intercultural Studies. 2007 Aug 1;28(3):271-285. doi: 10.1080/07256860701429709

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Mason, Victoria. / Children of the "Idea of Palestine": Negotiating Identity, Belonging and Home in the Palestinian Diaspora. In: Journal of Intercultural Studies. 2007 ; Vol. 28, No. 3. pp. 271-285.

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