Natural Food and the Pastoral: A Sentimental Notion?

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-194

  Thompson, Donald B ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex pastoral; High fructose corn syrup; Hypostasized nature; Ideas of nature; Leo Marx; Natural food

Indexed keywords

FOOD MARKET; IDEOLOGY; MARKETING; ORGANIC FARMING; PASTORALISM;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79951772529     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-010-9245-7     Document Type: Article

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