'Thinks Seattle, act globally': Speciality coffee, commodity biographies and the promotion of place

Cultural Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-34

  Lyons, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brands; Coffee; Consumption; Globalization; Product placement; Urban economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 15044348063     PISSN: 09502386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09502380500040464     Document Type: Article

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