The quandaries of consumer-based labor activism: A low-wage case study

Cultural Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 770-787

  Ross, Andrew ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anti consumerism; Brand busting; Consumer boycotts; Labor movement; Sweatshops; Union organizing

Indexed keywords

EID: 50449108868     PISSN: 09502386     EISSN: 14664348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09502380802246017     Document Type: Article

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