The cultural politics of the paralympic movement /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
P. David Howe.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 187 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge critical studies in sport
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-179) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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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CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Paralympic Games.
Paralympic Games.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Athletes with disabilities-- Social conditions.
Sports for people with disabilities-- Social aspects.