Working-class ICTs, migrants, and empowerment in South China

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-347

  Qiu, Jack Linchuan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Information have less; Migrants; Survey group methodology; Working class ICTs

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349134526     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292980802344232     Document Type: Article

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