"Oaxacans like to work bent over": The naturalization of social suffering among berry farm workers
"Oaxacans like to work bent over": The naturalization of social suffering among berry farm workers
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10.1111/j.1468-2435.2007.00410.x
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
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1.9
通讯作者：
Holmes, Seth M.
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作者：
Holmes, Seth M.
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