The geopolitics of global aspiration: Sport mega-events and emerging powers

International Journal of the History of Sport

Volumn 27, Issue 16-18, 2010, Pages 3008-3025

  Cornelissen, Scarlett ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 79957902680     PISSN: 09523367     EISSN: 17439035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523367.2010.508306     Document Type: Article

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