Colours of Money, Shades of Pride: Historicities and Moral Politics in Industrial Conflicts in Hong Kong

Chiu recounts the events of June 1986, during which 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.

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Colours of Money, Shades of Pride: Historicities and Moral Politics in Industrial Conflicts in Hong Kong

Chiu recounts the events of June 1986, during which 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.

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Colours of Money, Shades of Pride: Historicities and Moral Politics in Industrial Conflicts in Hong Kong

Colours of Money, Shades of Pride: Historicities and Moral Politics in Industrial Conflicts in Hong Kong

by Fred Y. L. Chiu
Colours of Money, Shades of Pride: Historicities and Moral Politics in Industrial Conflicts in Hong Kong

Colours of Money, Shades of Pride: Historicities and Moral Politics in Industrial Conflicts in Hong Kong

by Fred Y. L. Chiu

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Chiu recounts the events of June 1986, during which 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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789622096257
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Publication date: 07/08/2003
Pages: 456
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.50(d)
Age Range: 18 Years
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