British media representations of South Africa and the 2010 FIFA World Cup

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-74

  Hammett, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

FIFA World Cup; identity; media; representation; South Africa

Indexed keywords

IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; MEDIA ROLE; OLYMPIC GAMES; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURIST DESTINATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79957815302     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2011.566310     Document Type: Article

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