The cultural politics of the paralympic movement /
[Book]
P. David Howe.
New York :
Routledge,
2008.
x, 187 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm.
Routledge critical studies in sport
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-179) and index.
Athlete as anthropologist, anthropologist as athlete -- A social history of sport for the disabled -- Paralympic "lived history" : reflections of a participant observer -- The politics of sporting disablement -- Mediated paralympic culture -- The imperfect body and sport -- Technology and the paralympic games -- Accommodating paralympic bodies.
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Paralympic Games.
Paralympic Games.
Athletes with disabilities-- Social conditions.
Sports for people with disabilities-- Social aspects.