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More than a "war of words": identity politics and the struggle for dominance during the recent "political reform" period in Hong Kong

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More than a "war of words": identity politics and the struggle for dominance during the recent "political reform" period in Hong Kong. / Sum, Ngai-Ling.
In: Economy and Society, Vol. 24, No. 1, 02.1995, p. 68-99.

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Sum, N-L 1995, 'More than a "war of words": identity politics and the struggle for dominance during the recent "political reform" period in Hong Kong', Economy and Society, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 68-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/03085149500000003

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Sum, N.-L. (1995). More than a "war of words": identity politics and the struggle for dominance during the recent "political reform" period in Hong Kong. Economy and Society, 24(1), 68-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/03085149500000003

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Sum NL. More than a "war of words": identity politics and the struggle for dominance during the recent "political reform" period in Hong Kong. Economy and Society. 1995 Feb;24(1):68-99. doi: 10.1080/03085149500000003

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Sum, Ngai-Ling. / More than a "war of words" : identity politics and the struggle for dominance during the recent "political reform" period in Hong Kong. In: Economy and Society. 1995 ; Vol. 24, No. 1. pp. 68-99.

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