The cultural politics of the paralympic movement : through an anthropological lens / P. David Howe.
- Howe, P. David, 1966-
- Date:
- 2008
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008.
Physical description
x, 187 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contributors
Contents
Athlete as anthropologist, anthropologist as athlete -- A social history of sport for the disabled -- Paralympic "lived history" : reflections of a participant observer -- The politics of sporting disablement -- Mediated paralympic culture -- The imperfect body and sport -- Technology and the paralympic games -- Accommodating paralympic bodies.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references.
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Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionGV722.5.P37 2008H85cOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9780415288866
- 041528886X
- 9780203506097
- 020350609X
- 9780415288873
- 0415288878