Building sports stadiums in pittsburgh: A case study in urban power structures

Sociological Focus

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-32

  Beaver, William ^a  

^a Robert Morris College   (United States)

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EID: 84937341739     PISSN: 00380237     EISSN: 21621128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2001.10571181     Document Type: Article

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