Mining workers or 'opportunist' tribesmen?: A tribal workforce in a Papua New Guinea mine

Oceania

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-149

  Imbun, Benedict Y ^a  

^a University of Papua New Guinea   (Australia)

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EID: 0034344850     PISSN: 00298077     EISSN: 18344461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4461.2000.tb02731.x     Document Type: Article

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