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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Ithaca [New York] :
Cornell University Press,
2020.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : The Paralympic Movement in Japan : An Imperfect Success Story
- Tokyo's Other Games : The Origins and Impact of the 1964 Paralympics
- Lost Games : The Far East and South Pacific (FESPIC) Games for the Disabled, 1975-2006
- Japan's "Cradle of Disability Sports" : Ōita and the International Wheelchair Marathon, 1981-
- A Turning Point : The 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano
- Athletes First: Preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games
- Coda : The 2021 Problem.