Media Representations of Footballers' Wives: A Wag's LifeRepresenting a detailed analysis of footballers' wives and their role in contemporary British culture, this books explores how the generic and stereotypical 'Wag' has been created by newspaper and magazine coverage, auto/biographies and influential television programmes. |
Contents
Framing the | |
Methodology | |
Wives in Print | |
Fact or Fiction | |
Autobiographies Telling Tales | |
Conclusions Whats in a Name? | |
Appendix | |
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