Speculations on the body and sporting spaces the cultural significance of sport performance

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1577-1587

  Tomlinson, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body; Clubs; Pedestrianism; Popular culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038271654     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764203046011009     Document Type: Article

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