Between Party, Parents and Peers: The quandaries of two young Chinese party members in Beijing

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Between Party, Parents and Peers : The quandaries of two young Chinese party members in Beijing. / Bregnbæk, Susanne.

I: Third World Quarterly, Bind 33, Nr. 4, 2012, s. 731-746.

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Bregnbæk, S 2012, 'Between Party, Parents and Peers: The quandaries of two young Chinese party members in Beijing', Third World Quarterly, bind 33, nr. 4, s. 731-746. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2012.657431

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Bregnbæk, S. (2012). Between Party, Parents and Peers: The quandaries of two young Chinese party members in Beijing. Third World Quarterly, 33(4), 731-746. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2012.657431

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Bregnbæk S. Between Party, Parents and Peers: The quandaries of two young Chinese party members in Beijing. Third World Quarterly. 2012;33(4):731-746. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2012.657431

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Bregnbæk, Susanne. / Between Party, Parents and Peers : The quandaries of two young Chinese party members in Beijing. I: Third World Quarterly. 2012 ; Bind 33, Nr. 4. s. 731-746.

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