The Business of Sport, Sledging and the Corruption of Play – an Interpretation through a Huizingian-Bourdieu Lens

• Authors: Samuel Keith Duncan
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

sport; play; sledging; Huizinga; Bourdieu

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 80
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 15-26

Contributors

author

Samuel Keith Duncan

• Holmesglen Institute, Australia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pcssr-2018-0027