Globalization, naturalization and identity: The Case of Borderless Elite Athletes in Japan

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 203-221

  Chiba, Naoki ^a   Ebihara, Osamu ^b   Morino, Shinji ^a  

^a CHUKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

assimilation; borderless athletes; globalization; Japanization; naturalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997908485     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101269001036002005     Document Type: Article

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