Desire and the prosthetics of supervision: A case of maquiladora flexibility

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 354-373

  Wright, Melissa W ^a  

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EID: 0035430117     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/can.2001.16.3.354     Document Type: Article

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