Commodification and Popular Imagery of the Biker in American Culture

Journal of Popular Culture

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 942-963

  Austin, Mark D ^a   Gagne, Patricia ^a   Orend, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 77957159288     PISSN: 00223840     EISSN: 15405931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5931.2010.00781.x     Document Type: Article

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