'The best thing ever': How children's popular culture matters

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 377-398

  Horton, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's geographies; Popular culture; S Club 7

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77952701287     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649361003774563     Document Type: Article

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