Cultural Geography and Videogames

Geography Compass

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 351-368

  Ash, James ^a   Gallacher, Lesley Anne ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

EID: 79958013630     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2011.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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