A GOLDEN GOAL FOR SOUTH AFRICA: Security arrangements for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Crime Quarterly
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2413-3108,1991-3877
DOI: 10.17159/2413-3108/2007/v0i19a977