More than medals : a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan / Dennis J. Frost.
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- 9781501753107
- 150175310X
- 9781501753091
- 1501753096
- 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
- 796.04/56 23
- GV722.5.P37 F76 2020
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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.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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