Cool Cymru, rugby union and an imagined community

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 27, Issue , 2007, Pages 151-162

  Harris, John ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities; National cultures; Sports; Wales

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249150696     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330710741084     Document Type: Article

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