The segregation of immigrant communities in the city of Birmingham, 1961

by Jones, Philip N.

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Published 1967 by Hull University in Hull .
Written in English

Places:

• Birmingham (England),
• England,
• Birmingham.
Subjects:

• Immigrants -- England -- Birmingham.,
• Birmingham (England) -- Social conditions.

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 46.

Statement	Philip N. Jones.
Series	University of Hull. Occasional papers in geography, no. 7
Classifications
LC Classifications	DA690.B6 J65
The Physical Object
Pagination	viii, 46 p.
Number of Pages	46
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL5651027M
LC Control Number	68090042

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