Adapt or voice: Class, guanxi, and protest propensity in China

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-67

  Su, Yang ^a   Feng, Shizheng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

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EID: 84875186104     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021911812001775     Document Type: Article

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