DIY Football
The cultural politics of community based football clubs
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2017-04-11
- Mått174 x 246 x undefined mm
- Vikt385 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor130
- FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
- ISBN9781138714205