The contested terrain of biological citizenship in the seizure of raw milk in Athens, Georgia

Geoforum

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 136-144

  Kurtz, Hilda ^a   Trauger, Amy ^a   Passidomo, Catarina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological citizenship; Biopolitics; Biosociality; Raw milk

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE; FOOD MARKET; HEALTH CARE; MILK;

ATHENS [GEORGIA]; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

PASTEURIA;

EID: 84878138786     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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