The morality of cheese: A paradox of defensive localism in a transnational cultural economy

Geoforum

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 93-102

  MacDonald, Kenneth Iain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cheese; Food; Qualification; Scale; Slow Food; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ECONOMY; FOOD; FOOD CONSUMPTION; MORALITY;

EID: 84872488234     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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