Understanding quality food through cultural economy: The "politics of quality" in China's northeast japonica rice

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-63

  Zader, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Cultural economy; Japonica rice; Quality food

Indexed keywords

JAPONICA;

EID: 84856639661     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-011-9316-z     Document Type: Article

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