The sportswriter as development journalist: Covering african football

Ecquid Novi

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-173

  Peltz, Richard J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Development; Development journalism; Football; Media sport complex; Nation building; Neocolonialism; Soccer; Sport; Sport journalism; Sportswriting

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650698501     PISSN: 02560054     EISSN: 19420773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/ajs.31.2.149     Document Type: Article

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