In this Book
- Colours of Money, Shades of Pride: Historicities and Moral Politics in Industrial Conflicts in Hong Kong
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
summary
In June 1986, a Japanese watch factory in Hong Kong tried to fire 36 of its women workers. This provoked an unprecedented sit-in by 300 of the women employed at the plant. The sit-in lasted for 13 days and accounted for over half the days lost to labour unrest that year.
Table of Contents
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- Abbreviations
- pp. xix-xxi
- Cast of Characters
- pp. xxii-xxvi
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-28
- 3. On Methodologies and Procedures
- pp. 51-68
- 8. Opening up, by Way of an Epilogue
- pp. 359-384
- Works Cited
- pp. 423-427
Additional Information
ISBN
9789882200807
Related ISBN(s)
9789622096257
MARC Record
OCLC
651049531
Pages
456
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No