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A new labour aristocracy? Aesthetic labour and routine interactive service

University of Strathclyde, chris.warhurst{at}strath.ac.uk

Dennis Nickson

University of Strathclyde, d.p.nickson{at}strath.ac.uk

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Work, Employment & Society, Vol. 21, No. 4, 785-798 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0950017007082887


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