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Gender, Place & Culture
A Journal of Feminist Geography
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Producing liminal space: gender, age and class in northern Ontario's tree planting industry

Producción del espacio liminar: género, edad y clase en la industria de la plantación de árboles en el norte de Ontario

Pages 569-586 | Published online: 08 Sep 2009

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