Venus, Serena, and the women's tennis association: When and where "race" enters

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 256-282

  Douglas, Delia D ^a  

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DOI: 10.1123/ssj.22.3.255     Document Type: Review

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