The Paralympic Games explained /
Brittain, Ian
The Paralympic Games explained / The Paralympic Games explained [electronic resource] Ian Brittain - London ; New York : Routledge, 2010 - xi, 172 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. 1 online resource
Title from PDF title page (viewed Oct. 5, 2009) This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2009 Description based on print version record
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
Mode of access: Internet
9780203885567 (electronic bk.) 0203885562 (electronic bk.) 9780415476584 (hbk : alk. paper) 0415476585 (hbk : alk. paper) 9780415476591 (pbk : alk. paper) 0415476593 (pbk : alk. paper)
Paralympics
Sports for people with disabilities
The Paralympic Games explained / The Paralympic Games explained [electronic resource] Ian Brittain - London ; New York : Routledge, 2010 - xi, 172 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. 1 online resource
Title from PDF title page (viewed Oct. 5, 2009) This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2009 Description based on print version record
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
Mode of access: Internet
9780203885567 (electronic bk.) 0203885562 (electronic bk.) 9780415476584 (hbk : alk. paper) 0415476585 (hbk : alk. paper) 9780415476591 (pbk : alk. paper) 0415476593 (pbk : alk. paper)
Paralympics
Sports for people with disabilities