The rise of South African trade unions

Labor Studies Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 74-92

  Wood, Geoffrey ^a   Harcourt, Mark ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Comparative labor; Political activity; South Aftica

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043171879     PISSN: 0160449X     EISSN: 15389758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160449X9802300104     Document Type: Review

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