On the limits of "Gaie" spaces: Discursive constructions of women's sport in Quebec

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 402-420

  Ravel, Barbara ^a   Rail, Geneviéve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 37449010762     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: 15432785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.24.4.402     Document Type: Article

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