Shooting for Lithuania: Migration, national identity and men's basketball in the East of England

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Shooting for Lithuania: Migration, national identity and men's basketball in the East of England. / Evans, Adam B.; Piggott, David.

I: Sociology of Sport Journal, Bind 33, Nr. 1, 2016, s. 26-38.

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Evans, AB & Piggott, D 2016, 'Shooting for Lithuania: Migration, national identity and men's basketball in the East of England', Sociology of Sport Journal, bind 33, nr. 1, s. 26-38. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2015-0028

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Evans, A. B., & Piggott, D. (2016). Shooting for Lithuania: Migration, national identity and men's basketball in the East of England. Sociology of Sport Journal, 33(1), 26-38. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2015-0028

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Evans AB, Piggott D. Shooting for Lithuania: Migration, national identity and men's basketball in the East of England. Sociology of Sport Journal. 2016;33(1):26-38. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2015-0028

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Evans, Adam B. ; Piggott, David. / Shooting for Lithuania: Migration, national identity and men's basketball in the East of England. I: Sociology of Sport Journal. 2016 ; Bind 33, Nr. 1. s. 26-38.

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