Reflective action in the academy: Exploring praxis in critical geography using a "food movement" case study

Antipode

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 331-354

  Wakefield, Sarah E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; GEOGRAPHICAL THEORY; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34247874460     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2007.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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