Contested perspectives of 'marvel' and 'mockery' in disability and sport: Accra, Ghana

Sport in Society

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1237-1250

  Bourgeois, Anne Marie ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84855932027     PISSN: 17430437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2011.614781     Document Type: Article

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