Common culture, commodity fetishism and the cultural contradictions of sport

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-104

  Free, Marcus ^a   Hughson, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Commodity fetishism; Common culture; Football supporters; Paul Willis; Soccer; Sport fans

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646733080     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367877906061166     Document Type: Article

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