Sport, Genetics and the ‘Natural Athlete’: The Resurgence of Racial Science

Body & Society

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-95

  st Louis, Brett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0842295673     PISSN: 1357034X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X030092004     Document Type: Article

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