The Paralympic Games Explained
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The Paralympic Games Explained

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eBook - ePub

The Paralympic Games Explained

About this book

Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, The Paralympic Games Explained is the leading introduction to the Paralympic Games, one of the largest multi-sport mega-events in the world. The book explores every key aspect of the Games, from the history and development of the Paralympic movement to the Games' economic and social impact.

This new edition includes new data and research material from Paris 2024, Beijing 2022 and Tokyo 2020ne, and looks ahead to Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032. It examines key themes in Paralympic studies including governance, sustainability, societal attitudes to disability and disability sport, media and marketing in disability sport, and the debates around the legacy of the Games. This edition also explores new theoretical developments in the analysis of disability, sport, and society, and presents ten new case studies of Paralympic nations, including France, Chile, Namibia, Samoa, and South Korea.

With useful features included in every chapter, such as review questions, study activities, web links, and guides to further reading, this book is an essential text for any course on the Paralympic Games or disability sport, and invaluable reading for anybody with an interest in sport and society, sport history, sport management, mega-events, or disability and society.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040681701
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Sociology

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. List of figures
  7. List of tables
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Acronyms
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 The history and development of the Paralympic Games
  12. 2 The Olympic Movement and the Paralympic Games
  13. 3 The governance of Paralympic sport
  14. 4 Disability and the body
  15. 5 The broader social issues of disability within society and their impact on sports participation
  16. 6 Media, marketing, and disability sport
  17. 7 Major issues within the Paralympic Movement
  18. 8 Diversity at the Paralympic Games
  19. 9 International perspectives on Paralympic participation
  20. 10 The Special Olympics, intellectual disability, and the Paralympic Games
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index