Surveilling the 2004 Athens Olympics in the aftermath of 9/11: International pressures and domestic implications

Security Games: Surveillance and Control at Mega-Events

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 55-71

  Samatas, Minas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

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EID: 84906013439     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203827475     Document Type: Chapter

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