The hacker movement as a continuation of labour struggle

Capital & Class

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-73

  Dafermos, George ^a   Söderberg, Johan ^a  

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EID: 77950718906     PISSN: 03098168     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030981680909700104     Document Type: Article

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