Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [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.

Classification

• LCC: GV709.3
• Dewey Decimal: 796.087

Book Details

• Language: eng
• Physical Description: x. 187 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
• Edition Info: (ebook)

Subjects

• Paralympics
• Sports for people with disabilities -- Social aspects
• Athletes with disabilities -- Social conditions
• Sports for people with disabilities
• Electronic books
• Paralympics -- Social aspects

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