Rescuing African bodies: celebrities, consumerism and neoliberal humanitarianism

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 40, Issue 137, 2013, Pages 375-393

  Daley, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

celebrities; commodification; consumerism; humanitarianism; Kony2012

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY; HUMANITARIAN AID; NEOLIBERALISM; PUBLIC GOODS;

AFRICA;

EID: 84884276481     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2013.816944     Document Type: Article

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