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Forging feminism within labor unions and the legacy of democracy movements in South Korea

Jaok KwonCentre for East Asian Studies, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 639-655 | Published online: 11 May 2018

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