Enunciating locality in the postmodern suburb: Flatiron crossing and the Colorado lifestyle

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 280-307

  Stewart, Jessie ^a   Dickinson, Greg ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Michel de Certeau; Place; Space; Suburbs

Indexed keywords

EID: 49949111926     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310802210148     Document Type: Article

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