'Defining moments' and refining myths in the making of place identity: The Newcastle Knights and the Australian Rugby League grand final

Australian Geographical Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 52-66

  McGuirk, P M ^a   Rowe, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; MEDIA ROLE; SENSE OF PLACE; SPORT;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NEWCASTLE;

EID: 0035039551     PISSN: 00049190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8470.00129     Document Type: Article

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