Experiencing space-time: The stretched lifeworlds of migrant workers in India

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2086-2100

  Rogaly, Ben ^a   Thieme, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Harvey; India; Migrant workers; Space time; Temporary migration

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; NEOLIBERALISM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

INDIA;

EID: 84867758289     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a44493     Document Type: Article

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