Historicizing food sovereignty

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 933-957

  McMichael, Philip ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

food regime; food sovereignty; historicization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919845193     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2013.876999     Document Type: Article

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