Fields of obligation: Rooting ethical sourcing in Kenyan horticulture

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 365-389

  Dolan, Catherine S ^a,b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonialism; Ethical consumption; Kenya; Labor

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247664312     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540505056796     Document Type: Article

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