TY  - BOOK
AU  - Frost,Dennis J.
TI  - More than medals: a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan 
SN  - 9781501753107
AV  - GV722.5.P37 F76 2020
U1  - 796.04/56 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Ithaca [New York]
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - Paralympic Games
KW  - History
KW  - Jeux paralympiques
KW  - Histoire
KW  - fast
KW  - Sports for people with disabilities
KW  - Japan
KW  - Athletes with disabilities
KW  - Sports tournaments
KW  - Sports pour personnes handicapées
KW  - Japon
KW  - Sportifs handicapés
KW  - Tournois (Sports et jeux)
KW  - HISTORY / Asia / Japan
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - "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"--
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