'Between theatre and sport' in a rural event: Evolving unity and community development from the inside-out

Journal of Sport and Tourism

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-26

  Ziakas, Vassilios ^a   Costa, Carla A ^b  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community events; Event leverage; Liminality; Local culture; Vfr tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959511152     PISSN: 14775085     EISSN: 10295399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14775081003770892     Document Type: Article

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