The mountain man myth: A contemporary consuming fantasy

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 218-240

  Belk, Russell W ^a   Costa, Janeen Arnold ^b  

^a AFRICA UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0032274720     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209536     Document Type: Article

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