Disciplining generation M: The paradox of creating a local national identity in an era of global flows

Youth Moves: Identities and Education in Global Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 193-206

  Koh, Aaron ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 70449714518     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203938836     Document Type: Chapter

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