From inside the newsroom: Paralympic media and the 'production' of elite disability

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-150

  Howe, P David ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Disability; Media; Paralympic Games

Indexed keywords

EID: 51049121385     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690208095376     Document Type: Article

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