Working Class Without Work: High School Students in A De-Industrializing Economy
- ISBN-10
- 113663679X
- ISBN-13
- 9781136636790
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 207
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-10-15
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Lois Weis
Description
First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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