Offensive lines: Sport-state synergy in an era of perpetual war

Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 527-539

  King, Samantha ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Militarism; NFL; Pat Tillman; Race; Sport; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049391185     PISSN: 15327086     EISSN: 1552356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532708608321575     Document Type: Article

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