The cool brand, affective activism and Japanese youth

Theory, Culture and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 89-111

  Allison, Anne ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immaterial labor; J cool; Precariat; Youth activism; Youth culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650641506     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: 14603616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263276409103118     Document Type: Article

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