'A Nation to be reckoned with': The politics of world cup stadium construction in Cape Town and Durban, South Africa

African Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 397-422

  Alegi, Peter ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 72149095845     PISSN: 00020184     EISSN: 14692872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00020180802505038     Document Type: Article

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