The cold war on ice: Constructivism and the politics of olympic figure skating judging

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-29

  Sala, Brian R ^a   Scott, John T ^a   Spriggs II, James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33947648452     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S153759270707003X     Document Type: Article

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