'How to build displays that sell' the politics of performativity in American grocery stores (progressive grocer, 1929-1946)

Journal of Cultural Economy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 299-315

  Cochoy, Franck ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ TOULOUSE JEAN JAURÈS   (France)

Author keywords

Language; Objects; Performativity; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960573248     PISSN: 17530350     EISSN: 17530369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17530350.2010.494380     Document Type: Article

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