Golden times for golden agers: Selling holidays as lifestyle for the over 50s

Journal of Communication

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 83-99

  Ylänne McEwen, Virpi ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034361824     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2000.tb02854.x     Document Type: Article

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