The cultural politics of the Paralympic movement : through an anthropological lens
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The cultural politics of the Paralympic movement : through an anthropological lens
（Routledge critical studies in sport series）
Routledge, 2008
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- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [168]-179) and index
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Disability sport is a rapidly growing area, both in terms of participation and as a subject of academic study
There is no direct competition
The author is uniquely qualified to write this book
Table of Contents
1. Athlete as Anthropologist, Anthropologist as Athlete, Part 1: Sport and Disability, 2. A Social History of Sport for the Disabled, 3. Paralympic 'Lived History': Reflections of a Participant Observer, 4. The Politics of Sporting Disablement, 5. Mediated Paralympic Culture, Part 2: Impairment, Sport and Performance, 6. The Imperfect Body and Sport, 7. Technology and the Paralympic Games, 8. Accommodating Paralympic Bodies, Appendix: Through the Anthropological Lens
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