The Sociology of Race: The Contributions of W. E. B. Du Bois

The Oxford Handbook of Sociology and Organization Studies: Classical Foundations

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Nkomo, Stella M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cultural harmony; Globalization; Organization studies; Sociology of race; W. E. B. Du Bois; Workplace

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EID: 85066576499     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199535231.003.0017     Document Type: Chapter

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