Phenomenology and sports psychology: Back to the things themselves!

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 285-296

  Nesti, Mark ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 81455148222     PISSN: 17511321     EISSN: 1751133X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17511321.2011.602582     Document Type: Review

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