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Frost, Dennis J., author.

Title More than medals : a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan / Dennis J. Frost.

Publication Info.	Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020.
	Š2020

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Description	1 online resource
	text txt rdacontent
	computer c rdamedia
	online resource cr rdacarrier
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	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" : ita 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.
Summary	"Exploring how sports have shaped perceptions of and approaches to disability in postwar Japan, this book examines five international sporting events held in Japan for athletes with disabilities: the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics, the FESPIC Games, the ita International Wheelchair Marathon, the 1998 Nagano Winter Paralympics, and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics"-- Provided by publisher.
Note	Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 27, 2021).
Subject	Paralympic Games -- History.
	Jeux paralympiques -- Histoire.
	Paralympic Games
	Sports for people with disabilities -- Japan -- History.
	Athletes with disabilities -- Japan -- History.
	Sports tournaments -- Japan -- History.
	Sports pour personnes handicapées -- Japon -- Histoire.
	Sportifs handicapés -- Japon -- Histoire.
	Tournois (Sports et jeux) -- Japon -- Histoire.
	HISTORY / Asia / Japan
	Athletes with disabilities
	Sports for people with disabilities
	Sports tournaments
	Japan
Genre/Form	History
Other Form:	Print version: Frost, Dennis J.. More than medals Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020. 9781501753084 (DLC) 2020011140
ISBN	9781501753107 electronic book
	150175310X electronic book
	9781501753091 electronic book
	1501753096 electronic book
	9781501753084 hardcover
Standard No.	AU@ 000066877475