Food commodities, geographical knowledges and the reconnection of production and consumption: The case of naturally embedded food products

Geoforum

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-143

  Morris, Carol ^a   Kirwan, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Countryside and Community Research Institute ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetish; Food commodities; Geographical knowledge; Naturally embedded food products; Reconnection; UK

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD PRODUCTION; GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70749140043     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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