More Than Medals : A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sports in Postwar Japan /

"Exploring how sports have shaped perceptions of and approaches to disability in postwar Japan, this book examines five international sporting events held in Japan for athletes with disabilities: the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics, the FESPIC Games, the Ōita International Wheelchair Marathon, the 1998...

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Main Author: Frost, Dennis J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Summary:"Exploring how sports have shaped perceptions of and approaches to disability in postwar Japan, this book examines five international sporting events held in Japan for athletes with disabilities: the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics, the FESPIC Games, the Ōita International Wheelchair Marathon, the 1998 Nagano Winter Paralympics, and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (336 pages).
ISBN:9781501753107
Access:Open Access