Techne, technoscience, and the circulation of comestible commodities: An introduction

American Anthropologist

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 593-602

  Heath, Deborah ^a   Meneley, Anne ^b  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drink; Foie gras; Food; Techne; Technoscience

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148951313     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2007.109.4.593     Document Type: Editorial

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