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Language and Intercultural Communication Volume 13, 2013 - Issue 1: THE DISCOURSE OF ETHICS AND EQUITY
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Beyond the reach of ethics and equity? Depersonalisation and dehumanisation in foreign domestic helper narratives

Hans J. Ladegaard Department of English, Hong Kong Baptist University, Ho Sin Hang Campus, Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong KongCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 44-59 | Received 07 Nov 2012, Accepted 07 Nov 2012, Published online: 23 Jan 2013

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