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Wilson, E., & Mavelli, L. (Eds.) (2016). The Refugee Crisis and Religion: Secularism, Security and Hospitality in Question. Rowman and Littlefield.

Wilson, Erin (Editor) ; Mavelli, Luca (Editor). / The Refugee Crisis and Religion: Secularism, Security and Hospitality in Question. London : Rowman and Littlefield, 2016. 240 p.

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Wilson, E & Mavelli, L (eds) 2016, The Refugee Crisis and Religion: Secularism, Security and Hospitality in Question. Rowman and Littlefield, London.

The Refugee Crisis and Religion: Secularism, Security and Hospitality in Question. / Wilson, Erin (Editor); Mavelli, Luca (Editor).
London: Rowman and Littlefield, 2016. 240 p.

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Wilson E, (ed.), Mavelli L, (ed.). The Refugee Crisis and Religion: Secularism, Security and Hospitality in Question. London: Rowman and Littlefield, 2016. 240 p.