Between football and martyrdom: The bi-focal localism of an Arab-Palestinian town in Israel

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 635-661

  Sorek, Tamir ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Israel; Localism; Minorities; Nationalism; Palestinians; Sport.

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARAB; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ARABS; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; POLITICS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PROBLEMS;

EID: 29144509650     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2005.00087.x     Document Type: Review

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