Hans J. Ladegaard, The Discourse of Powerlessness and Repression: Life Stories of Domestic Migrant Workers in Hong Kong

Kirilova, Marta

doi:10.1075/ps.8.4.07kir

Review published In: Pragmatics and Society
Vol. 8:4 (2017) ► pp.631–635

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Book review

Hans J. Ladegaard, The Discourse of Powerlessness and Repression: Life Stories of Domestic Migrant Workers in Hong Kong

Reviewed by

Marta Kirilova | University of Copenhagen

Published online: 19 January 2018

https://doi.org/10.1075/ps.8.4.07kir

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