"Woolmergate": Cricket and the representation of islam and muslims in the british press

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-235

  Malcolm, Dominic ^a   Bairner, Alan ^a   Curry, Graham ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Tuxford School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cricket; Islam; Media representation; Muslim; Orientalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952314967     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193723510367768     Document Type: Article

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