Resisting Rupert through sporting rituals?: The transnational media corporation and global-local sport cultures

International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 3-16

  Grainger, Andrew ^a   Andrews, David L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercialisation; Globalisation; Rugby league; Rupert Murdoch

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747754162     PISSN: 14758962     EISSN: 17402808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSMM.2005.007118     Document Type: Article

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