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Changing patterns of work in the British textile industry. / Penn, Roger.
In: Journal of the Textile Institute, Vol. 86, No. 1, 1995, p. 167-172.

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Penn, R 1995, 'Changing patterns of work in the British textile industry.', Journal of the Textile Institute, vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 167-172. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405009508631320

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Penn, R. (1995). Changing patterns of work in the British textile industry. Journal of the Textile Institute, 86(1), 167-172. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405009508631320

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Penn R. Changing patterns of work in the British textile industry. Journal of the Textile Institute. 1995;86(1):167-172. doi: 10.1080/00405009508631320

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Penn, Roger. / Changing patterns of work in the British textile industry. In: Journal of the Textile Institute. 1995 ; Vol. 86, No. 1. pp. 167-172.

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