La ví a campesina: The birth and evolution of a transnational social movement

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 149-175

  Martínez Torres, María Elena ^a   Rosset, Peter M ^b  

^a Research and Graduate Studies on Social Anthropology Southeast Campus ^*  (Mexico)

^b Study of the Americas (CENSA) in Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Food sovereignty; La v a campesina; Peasant movement

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GLOBALIZATION; LEADERSHIP; PEASANT AGRICULTURE; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SOVEREIGNTY;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 75649110040     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150903498804     Document Type: Article

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