TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zhixun,Guan
AU  - Hong,Fan
TI  - Body and politics: elite disability sport in China 
T2  - Sports and athletics preparation, performance, and psychology
SN  - 9781536135114
AV  - GV709.3 
U1  - 796.087 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Hauppauge, New York
PB  - Nova Science Publisher's, Inc.
KW  - Sports for people with disabilities
KW  - China
KW  - History
KW  - Athletes with disabilities
KW  - Sports and state
KW  - Sports pour personnes handicapées
KW  - Chine
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Sportifs handicapés
KW  - Sports
KW  - Politique gouvernementale
KW  - GAMES
KW  - Gambling
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION
KW  - Business Aspects
KW  - Essays
KW  - Reference
KW  - TRAVEL
KW  - Special Interest
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Political and historical context of disability and disability sport -- Understand the sports system and the body with disabilities : a sociological perspective -- Elite disability sport : policy and politics in China -- Training the bodies with disabilities for China : the elite disability sport system -- Progress and empowerment : China's participation in the Paralympic Games, Special Olympic Games and the Deaflympic Games -- Is it a success or not?
N2  - "This book focuses on elite disability sport in China in the context of history, politics, policies and practice from 1979 to 2012. It examines the relationship between athletes with disabilities and the three major disability games: the Paralympic Games, the Special Olympic Games and the Deaflympic Games. Three key questions are asked: What policies have ensured the success of elite disability sport? How do the elite sport system and management of elite disability sport work in China? In what way has elite disability sport empowered athletes with disabilities in China? The book includes a comprehensive literature review on the historical development of disability sport in China and beyond. Functionalism and empowerment are the major theoretical backgrounds for the research. The former analyses the function of elite sport policies, systems and other factors occurring during the process, whilst the latter examines the relationship of empowerment between elite disability sport and athletes in China. The three major disability competitions are used as case studies. The book concludes by indicating some potential future directions for further research"--
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