An ideal misconstrued: Newspaper coverage of the Atlanta Paralympic Games in France and Germany

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-94

  Schantz, Otto J ^a   Gilbert, Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1123/ssj.18.1.69     Document Type: Article

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