Middle-class activism and the politics of the informal working class

Critical Asian Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 445-465

  Harriss, John ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; CLASS; DEMOCRACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

ASIA; BANGALORE; CHENNAI; DELHI; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 34347254249     PISSN: 14672715     EISSN: 14726033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14672710601073002     Document Type: Article

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