Going for the gold: Status-seeking behavior and Olympic performance

International Area Studies Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 244-261

  Rhamey Jr , J Patrick ^a   Early, Bryan R ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Major powers; Olympics; Sport; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890143873     PISSN: 22338659     EISSN: 20491123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2233865913499563     Document Type: Article

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