Striking Women: Struggles & Strategies of South Asian Women Workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet
- ISBN-10
- 1912064863
- ISBN-13
- 9781912064861
- Series
- Striking Women
- Category
- East Indians
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-01-04
- Authors
- Ruth Pearson, Sundari Anitha
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