More than medals : a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan

More than medals a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan

How does a small provincial city in southern Japan become the site of a world-famous wheelchair marathon that has been attracting the best international athletes since 1981? This book answers the question and addresses the histories of individuals, institutions, and events - the 1964 Paralympics, th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: National Endowment for the Humanities Open Book Program funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Frost, Dennis J., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press 2021.
Colección:Cornell scholarship online.
Materias:
Paralympic Games > History.
Sports for people with disabilities > Japan > History.
Athletes with disabilities > Japan > History.
Sports tournaments > Japan > History.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009684794006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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