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)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Subjects:	Paralympic Games > History. Jeux paralympiques > Histoire. Paralympic Games. Sports for people with disabilities > Japan > History. Athletes with disabilities > Japan > History. Sports tournaments > Japan > History. Sports pour personnes handicapées > Japon > Histoire. Sportifs handicapés > Japon > Histoire. Tournois (Sports et jeux) > Japon > Histoire. HISTORY / Asia / Japan Athletes with disabilities. Sports for people with disabilities. Sports tournaments. Japan. Electronic books. History.
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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
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781501753107 150175310X 9781501753091 1501753096