The Paralympic Games explained / Ian Brittain
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TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010Description: xi, 172 p. : ill. ; 25 cm; 1 online resourceISBN: - 9780203885567 (electronic bk.)
- 0203885562 (electronic bk.)
- 9780415476584 (hbk : alk. paper)
- 0415476585 (hbk : alk. paper)
- 9780415476591 (pbk : alk. paper)
- 0415476593 (pbk : alk. paper)
- The Paralympic Games explained [electronic resource]
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UMPLIB GAMBANG | GV722.5.P37 B75 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 0000055760 | ||
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UMPLIB GAMBANG | GV722.5.P37 B75 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0000057961 |
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