Motorcycling edgework: A practice theory perspective

Journal of Marketing Management

Volumn 27, Issue 13-14, 2011, Pages 1322-1340

  Murphy, Stephen ^a   Patterson, Maurice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

assemblage; edgework; motorcycling; narrative; practice theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858317433     PISSN: 0267257X     EISSN: 14721376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267257X.2011.627366     Document Type: Article

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