Thinking critically about food security

Security Dialogue

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 195-212

  Shepherd, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical security studies; Food security; Human security; Hunger; Insecurity; Structural violence; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862145962     PISSN: 09670106     EISSN: 14603640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0967010612443724     Document Type: Article

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