Representing the opening ceremony: Comparative content analysis from USA, Brazil, UK and China

International Journal of the History of Sport

Volumn 27, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 1591-1633

  Qing, Luo ^a   Boccia, Leonardo V ^b   Chunmiao, Han ^a   Xing, Liu ^a   Fu, Yu ^a   Kennett, Chris ^c  

^a Communication University of China ^*  (China)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 79952876440     PISSN: 09523367     EISSN: 17439035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523367.2010.481115     Document Type: Article

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