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Labor and Class Matters

As far apart as earth and sky: a survey of Chinese and Cambodian construction workers in Sihanoukville

Ivan FranceschiniAustralian Centre on China in the World, Australian National University, Canberra, AustraliaCorrespondence@anu.edu.au
Pages 512-529 | Received 06 Apr 2020, Accepted 30 Jul 2020, Published online: 26 Aug 2020

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