Virinder Singh Kalra | |
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Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Manchester |
Thesis | From Textile Mills to Taxi-Ranks: Experiences of Labour Amongst Mirpuris/(Azad) Kashmiris in Oldham (1997) |
Doctoral advisor | Roger Ballard |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Warwick |
Doctoral students | Tim Winter |
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