Class or Citizenship? Debating Workplace Conflict in China

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 308-327

  Chan, Chris King Chi ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; class; Labour; migrant workers; protest; strike

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859820802     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2012.668666     Document Type: Review

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