The Rise and Fall of Wu Manyou, China’s First Labour Hero

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The Rise and Fall of Wu Manyou, China’s First Labour Hero. / Sørensen, Bo Ærenlund.

Proletarian China: A Century of Chinese Labour. Verso, 2022. p. 167-175.

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Harvard

Sørensen, BÆ 2022, The Rise and Fall of Wu Manyou, China’s First Labour Hero. in Proletarian China: A Century of Chinese Labour. Verso, pp. 167-175.

APA

Sørensen, B. Æ. (2022). The Rise and Fall of Wu Manyou, China’s First Labour Hero. In Proletarian China: A Century of Chinese Labour (pp. 167-175). Verso.

Vancouver

Sørensen BÆ. The Rise and Fall of Wu Manyou, China’s First Labour Hero. In Proletarian China: A Century of Chinese Labour. Verso. 2022. p. 167-175

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Sørensen, Bo Ærenlund. / The Rise and Fall of Wu Manyou, China’s First Labour Hero. Proletarian China: A Century of Chinese Labour. Verso, 2022. pp. 167-175

Bibtex

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