Islands of the Living Dead: The Social Geography of McDonaldization

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-136

  Ritzer, George ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Carceral archipelago; Iron cage; McDonaldization; Rationalization; Social geography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141707736     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764203256179     Document Type: Review

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