A twist of race: Ben Johnson and the Canadian crisis of racial and national identity

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-40

  Jackson, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0032220594     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.15.1.21     Document Type: Article

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