Existentialism, edgework, and the contingent body: Exploring the criminological implications of ultimate fighting

Existentialist Criminology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 94-126

  Lyng, Stephen ^a   Matthews, Rick ^a   Miller, William J ^a  

^a CARTHAGE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84919550995     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203882658     Document Type: Chapter

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