Ethnicity and consumption: South Asian food shopping patterns in Britain, 1947-75

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-116

  Hamlett, Jane ^a   Bailey, Adrian R ^b,d   Alexander, Andrew ^c   Shaw, Gareth ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Culture; Identity; Self service; Supermarket

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749141779     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540507086037     Document Type: Review

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