Transnationalism and agency in east Malaysia: Filipina migrants in the nightlife industries

Australian Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 172-193

  Hilsdon, Anne Marie ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 51249150750     PISSN: 10358811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-9310.2007.tb00087.x     Document Type: Article

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