Women's Class Mobility and Identities in South Korea A Gendered, Transnational, Narrative Approach

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 398-420

  Abelmann, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 85014290275     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: 17520401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2646244     Document Type: Article

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