Reading sport critically: A methodology for interrogating power

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 283-300

  McDonald, Mary G ^a   Birrell, Susan ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0033236349     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.16.4.283     Document Type: Article

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