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Paul Willis, learning to labour. / Skeggs, Beverley.
Reading into Cultural Studies. ed. / Martin Barker; Anne Beezer. London: Routledge, 1992. p. 185-201.

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Harvard

Skeggs, B 1992, Paul Willis, learning to labour. in M Barker & A Beezer (eds), Reading into Cultural Studies. Routledge, London, pp. 185-201. <https://www.routledge.com/Reading-Into-Cultural-Studies/Barker-Beezer/p/book/9780415063777>

APA

Skeggs, B. (1992). Paul Willis, learning to labour. In M. Barker, & A. Beezer (Eds.), Reading into Cultural Studies (pp. 185-201). Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Reading-Into-Cultural-Studies/Barker-Beezer/p/book/9780415063777

Vancouver

Skeggs B. Paul Willis, learning to labour. In Barker M, Beezer A, editors, Reading into Cultural Studies. London: Routledge. 1992. p. 185-201

Author

Skeggs, Beverley. / Paul Willis, learning to labour. Reading into Cultural Studies. editor / Martin Barker ; Anne Beezer. London : Routledge, 1992. pp. 185-201

Bibtex

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