Winter wonderlands: Public outdoor ice rinks, entrepreneurial display and festive socialities in UK cities

Leisure Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-18

  Bell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural policy; Embodiment; Ice skating; Play; Urban governance

Indexed keywords

ICE; OUTDOOR RECREATION; PLAY; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58949088643     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614360802260952     Document Type: Article

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