TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brittain,Ian
TI  - The Paralympic Games explained
SN  - 9780415476584 (hardback : alk. paper)
AV  - GV722.5.P37 B75 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Paralympics
KW  - Sports for people with disabilities
N1  - 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; Also available as an electronic resource
UR  - http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780415476584
ER  -