Rethinking macro-level theories of consumption: Research findings from nazi concentration camps

Journal of Macromarketing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 228-242

  Klein, Jill Gabrielle ^a   Hill, Ronald Paul ^b  

^a INSEAD ^*  (Singapore)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Holocaust; Restriction

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749117999     PISSN: 02761467     EISSN: 15526534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0276146708320449     Document Type: Article

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