Reservoir dogs: Greyhound racing, mimesis and sports-related violence

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Atkinson, Michael ^a   Young, Kevin ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal abuse; Figurational sociology; Greyhound racing; Mimesis; Sports related violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 29044441129     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690205059953     Document Type: Review

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