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The Paralympic Games explained [electronic resource] / Ian Brittain.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.Description: xi, 172 p. : illISBN:
  • 9780203885567
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No title; No title; No title; No titleOnline resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print edition.
Contents:
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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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 in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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