Culture, authenticity and sport: A study of event motivations at the Ulaanbaatar Naadam festival, Mongolia

Asian Tourism: Growth and Change

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 233-243

  Thompson, Karen ^a   Matheson, Catherine M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84904200331     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080556208     Document Type: Chapter

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