The changing meaning of work: Restructuring in the former coalmining communities of the South Wales Valleys

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 227-246

  Parry, Jane ^a  

^a POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coalmining; Gender; Resources; Restructuring; Solidarities; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038497916     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017003017002001     Document Type: Article

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