Race formations (evolutionary hegemony) and the 'aping' of the Australian indigenous athlete

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 391-409

  Coram, Stella ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ape; Evolution; Indigenous; Media; Mimicry; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149102596     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690208089833     Document Type: Article

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