Deepening, and repairing, the metabolic rift

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 461-484

  Schneider, Mindi ^a   McMichael, Philip ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Capitalism; Ecology; Epistemic rift; Farming practice; Knowledge; Metabolic rift

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CAPITALISM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; FARMING SYSTEM; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; KNOWLEDGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FOOD HANDLING; HISTORY; INDUSTRY; LEGAL ASPECT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGRICULTURE; CAPITALISM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; INDUSTRY; NATURAL HISTORY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CONDITIONS;

EID: 77954514138     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2010.494371     Document Type: Article

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