World Cup 2010: Africa's turn or the turn on Africa?

Soccer and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 154-167

  Desai, Ashwin ^a   Vahed, Goolam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 72149125834     PISSN: 14660970     EISSN: 17439590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14660970903331482     Document Type: Article

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