The politics of sport diplomacy and reunification in divided Korea: One nation, two countries and three z flags

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-311

  Merkel, Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arirang Festival; Divided Korea; International relations; Pan Korean Identity; Reunification; Sport diplomacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049144347     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690208098254     Document Type: Article

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