The gendered embodiment of agricultural work: Nature, machinery and patriarchy

Gender, Bodies and Work

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 89-100

  Brandth, Berit ^a   Haugen, Marit S ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Bygdeforskning   (Norway)

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EID: 85082579440     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315254609-7     Document Type: Chapter

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