Sustainable consumption in history: Ideas, resources and practices

Handbook of Research on Sustainable Consumption

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 51-69

  Chappells, Heather ^a   Trentmann, Frank ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85030699477     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781783471270.00011     Document Type: Chapter

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