Constructing masculinities in transnational space: Singapore men on the 'regional beat'

Transnational Spaces

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 147-163

  Yeoh, Brenda ^a   Willis, Katie ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 15044359150     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203647219     Document Type: Chapter

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