Introduction—The Modern Olympic Games: A Contemporary Sociocultural Analysis

Quest

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-8

  Segrave, Jeffrey O ^a   Chu, Don ^b  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85008770484     PISSN: 00336297     EISSN: 15432750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00336297.1996.10484174     Document Type: Article

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