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Against the Law: Labor Protests in China's Rustbelt and Sunbelt

Yong Shun Cai
- 14 Sep 2009 - 
- Vol. 34, Iss: 3, pp 381-382
TLDR
Ching Kwan Lee, et al. as mentioned in this paper published a solid study of labo-Ur politics in contemporary China, which is based on years of work in the field of political science.
Abstract
Ching Kwan Lee, (2007), x + 325 (University of California Press, Berkeley, $55.00, paperback $21.95). This book is a solid study of laboUr politics in contemporary China. Largely based on years of ...

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