The Paralympic Games explained / Ian Brittain.
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TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010Description: xi, 172 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780415476584 (hardback : alk. paper); 0415476585 (hardback : alk. paper); 9780415476591 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0415476593 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Paralympics | Sports for people with disabilitiesLOC classification: GV722.5.P37 | B75 2010Online resources: Click here to view Also available as an electronic resource.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-164) and index.
The history and development of the Paralympic Games -- The olympic movement and the Paralympic Games -- The governance of paralympic sport -- Disability and the body -- The broader social issues of disability within society and their impact on sports participation -- Media, marketing and disability sport -- Major issues within the paralympic movement -- The under representation of women and athletes with high support needs at the Paralympic Games -- International perspectives on paralympic participation -- The Special Olympics, intellectual disability and the Paralympic Games.
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