"The guardian angels of the domestic economy": Housewives' responsible consumption in Peronist Argentina

Journal of Women's History

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Milanesio, Natalia ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 51249136509     PISSN: 10427961     EISSN: 15272036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jowh.2006.0044     Document Type: Article

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