Nationalism, patriarchy, and moralism: The government-led food reform in contemporary Japan

Food and Foodways

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201-227

  Kimura, Aya Hirata ^a  

^a Women's Studies Program   (United States)

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EID: 80052274811     PISSN: 07409710     EISSN: 15423484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07409710.2011.599778     Document Type: Article

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