'Gone to the dogs': The cultural politics of gambling - The rise and fall of British Greyhound racing on the Witwatersrand, 1932-1949

South African Historical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue , 2003, Pages 174-189

  Grundlingh, Albert ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 47149096027     PISSN: 02582473     EISSN: 17261686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02582470308671930     Document Type: Review

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