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.

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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    Medical Collection
    GV722.5.P37 2008H85c
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ISBN

  • 9780415288866
  • 041528886X
  • 9780203506097
  • 020350609X
  • 9780415288873
  • 0415288878