National cultural capital as out of reach for transnationally mobile Israeli professional families – making a ‘return home’ fraught

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National cultural capital as out of reach for transnationally mobile Israeli professional families – making a ‘return home’ fraught. / Maxwell, Claire; Yemini, Miri; Gutman, Mary.

In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2023.

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Maxwell, C, Yemini, M & Gutman, M 2023, 'National cultural capital as out of reach for transnationally mobile Israeli professional families – making a ‘return home’ fraught', Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2022.2156326

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Maxwell, C., Yemini, M., & Gutman, M. (2023). National cultural capital as out of reach for transnationally mobile Israeli professional families – making a ‘return home’ fraught. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2022.2156326

Vancouver

Maxwell C, Yemini M, Gutman M. National cultural capital as out of reach for transnationally mobile Israeli professional families – making a ‘return home’ fraught. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2022.2156326

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Maxwell, Claire ; Yemini, Miri ; Gutman, Mary. / National cultural capital as out of reach for transnationally mobile Israeli professional families – making a ‘return home’ fraught. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 2023.

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