Striking narratives: Class, gender and ethnicity in the 'Great Grunwick Strike', London, UK, 1976-1978

Women's History Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 595-619

  McDowell, Linda ^a   Anitha, Sundari ^b   Pearson, Ruth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84903779281     PISSN: 09612025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09612025.2014.906117     Document Type: Review

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