Sport, intellectuals and public sociology: Obstacles and opportunities

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 115-130

  Bairner, Alan ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Football; Gramsci; Intellectuals; Northern Ireland; Public sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449627656     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690209338439     Document Type: Article

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