More Than Medals : : A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sports in Postwar Japan / / Dennis J. Frost.
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?In More than Medals, Dennis Frost answers this question and addresses the histories of individuals, institutions, and events—th...
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Frost, Dennis J., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut More Than Medals : A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sports in Postwar Japan / Dennis J. Frost. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2021] ©2022 1 online resource (336 p.) : 6 charts text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Note from Author -- Introduction The Paralympic Movement in Japan: An Imperfect Success Story -- Chapter 1 Tokyo’s Other Games The Origins and Impact of the 1964 Paralympics -- Chapter 2 Lost Games The Far East and South Pacific (FESPIC) Games for the Disabled, 1975–2006 -- Chapter 3 Japan’s “Cradle of Disability Sports” Ōita and the International Wheelchair Marathon, 1981 -- Chapter 4 A Turning Point The 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano -- Chapter 5 Athletes First Preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games -- Coda The 2021 Problem -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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?In More than Medals, Dennis Frost answers this question and addresses the histories of individuals, institutions, and events—the 1964 Paralympics, the FESPIC Games, the Ōita International Wheelchair Marathon, the Nagano Winter Paralympics, and the 2021 Tokyo Summer Games—that played important roles in the development of disability sports in Japan. Sporting events in the postwar era, Frost shows, have repeatedly served as forums for addressing the concerns of individuals with disabilities. More than Medals provides new insights on the cultural and historical nature of disability and demonstrates how sporting events have challenged some stigmas associated with disability, while reinforcing or generating others.Frost analyzes institutional materials and uses close readings of media, biographical sources, and interviews with Japanese athletes to highlight the profound—though often ambiguous—ways in which sports have shaped how postwar Japan has perceived and addressed disability. His novel approach highlights the importance of the Paralympics and the impact that disability sports have had on Japanese society. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022) Athletes with disabilities Japan History. Sports for people with disabilities Japan History. Sports tournaments Japan History. Asian Studies. Disability Studies. Sports History. HISTORY / Asia / Japan. bisacsh FESPIC games, asian para games, oita international wheelchair marathon, disability sports, paralympians. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021 9783110739084 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English 9783110754001 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 9783110753776 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2021 English 9783110754087 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2021 9783110753851 ZDB-23-DEG https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501753107?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501753107 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501753107/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Note from Author -- Introduction The Paralympic Movement in Japan: An Imperfect Success Story -- Chapter 1 Tokyo’s Other Games The Origins and Impact of the 1964 Paralympics -- Chapter 2 Lost Games The Far East and South Pacific (FESPIC) Games for the Disabled, 1975–2006 -- Chapter 3 Japan’s “Cradle of Disability Sports” Ōita and the International Wheelchair Marathon, 1981 -- Chapter 4 A Turning Point The 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano -- Chapter 5 Athletes First Preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games -- Coda The 2021 Problem -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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