Women mining asbestos in South Africa, 1893-1980

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 413-432

  McCulloch, Jock ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MINING INDUSTRY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0038127118     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057070306201     Document Type: Article

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