Citizen-consumer revisited: The cultural meanings of organic food consumption in Israel

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 732-751

  Grosglik, Rafi ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen consumer; cultural cosmopolitanism; ethical consumption; food; global habitus; Israeli culture; organic food

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032355247     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540515623609     Document Type: Article

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