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 / / Dennis J. Frost.

Show other versions (1)

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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Cornell scholarship online
VerfasserIn:
Frost, Dennis J.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca : : Cornell University Press,, 2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Cornell scholarship online.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Notes:Previously issued in print: 2020.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id 993600142004498
ctrlnum (CKB)5590000000429762
(MiAaPQ)EBC6126160
(OCoLC)1143794292
(MdBmJHUP)muse85368
(DE-B1597)549232
(DE-B1597)9781501753107
(StDuBDS)EDZ0002535104
(OCoLC)1227390569
(EXLCZ)995590000000429762
collection bib_alma
record_format marc
spelling Frost, Dennis J., author.
More than medals : a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan / Dennis J. Frost.
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2021.
1 online resource
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Cornell scholarship online
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.
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, 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.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 7, 2021).
Specialized.
Previously issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sports for people with disabilities Japan History.
Athletes with disabilities Japan History.
Sports tournaments Japan History.
Paralympic Games History.
FESPIC games, asian para games, oita international wheelchair marathon, disability sports, paralympians.
1-5017-5309-6
1-5017-5310-X
Cornell scholarship online.
language English
format eBook
author Frost, Dennis J.,
spellingShingle Frost, Dennis J.,
More than medals : a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan /
Cornell scholarship online
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.
author_facet Frost, Dennis J.,
author_variant d j f dj djf
author_role VerfasserIn
author_sort Frost, Dennis J.,
title More than medals : a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan /
title_sub a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan /
title_full More than medals : a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan / Dennis J. Frost.
title_fullStr More than medals : a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan / Dennis J. Frost.
title_full_unstemmed More than medals : a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan / Dennis J. Frost.
title_auth More than medals : a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan /
title_new More than medals :
title_sort more than medals : a history of the paralympics and disability sports in postwar japan /
series Cornell scholarship online
series2 Cornell scholarship online
publisher Cornell University Press,
publishDate 2021
physical 1 online resource
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" : 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.
isbn 1-5017-7243-0
1-5017-5308-8
1-5017-5309-6
1-5017-5310-X
callnumber-first G - Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
callnumber-subject GV - Leisure and Recreation
callnumber-label GV722
callnumber-sort GV 3722.5 P37 F76 42021
geographic_facet Japan
illustrated Illustrated
dewey-hundreds 700 - Arts & recreation
dewey-tens 790 - Sports, games & entertainment
dewey-ones 796 - Athletic & outdoor sports & games
dewey-full 796.0456
dewey-sort 3796.0456
dewey-raw 796.0456
dewey-search 796.0456
oclc_num 1143794292
1227390569
work_keys_str_mv AT frostdennisj morethanmedalsahistoryoftheparalympicsanddisabilitysportsinpostwarjapan
status_str n
ids_txt_mv (CKB)5590000000429762
(MiAaPQ)EBC6126160
(OCoLC)1143794292
(MdBmJHUP)muse85368
(DE-B1597)549232
(DE-B1597)9781501753107
(StDuBDS)EDZ0002535104
(OCoLC)1227390569
(EXLCZ)995590000000429762
carrierType_str_mv cr
hierarchy_parent_title Cornell scholarship online
is_hierarchy_title More than medals : a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan /
container_title Cornell scholarship online
_version_ 1804904236358565888
fullrecord <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>02056nam a2200397 i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">993600142004498</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20210113130820.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m|||||o||d||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr||||||||nn|n</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">210416s2021 nyua fob 001|0|eng|d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1-5017-7243-0</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1-5017-5308-8</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="024" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">10.1515/9781501753107</subfield><subfield code="2">doi</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(CKB)5590000000429762</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(MiAaPQ)EBC6126160</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)1143794292</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(MdBmJHUP)muse85368</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-B1597)549232</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-B1597)9781501753107</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(StDuBDS)EDZ0002535104</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)1227390569</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(EXLCZ)995590000000429762</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">StDuBDS</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="c">StDuBDS</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield><subfield code="e">pn</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="043" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">a-ja---</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="044" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">nyu</subfield><subfield code="c">US-NY</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">GV722.5.P37</subfield><subfield code="b">F76 2021</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HIS021000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">796.0456</subfield><subfield code="2">23</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Frost, Dennis J.,</subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">More than medals :</subfield><subfield code="b">a history of the Paralympics and disability sports in postwar Japan /</subfield><subfield code="c">Dennis J. Frost.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Ithaca :</subfield><subfield code="b">Cornell University Press,</subfield><subfield code="c">2021.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Cornell scholarship online</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">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.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1="8" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">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, 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.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 7, 2021).</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="521" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Specialized.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="500" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Previously issued in print: 2020.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="504" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references and index.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Sports for people with disabilities</subfield><subfield code="z">Japan</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Athletes with disabilities</subfield><subfield code="z">Japan</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Sports tournaments</subfield><subfield code="z">Japan</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="611" ind1="2" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Paralympic Games</subfield><subfield code="x">History.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">FESPIC games, asian para games, oita international wheelchair marathon, disability sports, paralympians.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">1-5017-5309-6</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">1-5017-5310-X</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="830" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Cornell scholarship online.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="906" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">BOOK</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="ADM" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">2024-07-18 08:05:07 Europe/Vienna</subfield><subfield code="d">00</subfield><subfield code="f">system</subfield><subfield code="c">marc21</subfield><subfield code="a">2020-12-12 22:24:00 Europe/Vienna</subfield><subfield code="g">false</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="AVE" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="i">DOAB Directory of Open Access Books</subfield><subfield code="P">DOAB Directory of Open Access Books</subfield><subfield code="x">https://eu02.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/43ACC_OEAW/openurl?u.ignore_date_coverage=true&amp;portfolio_pid=5345673450004498&amp;Force_direct=true</subfield><subfield code="Z">5345673450004498</subfield><subfield code="b">Available</subfield><subfield code="8">5345673450004498</subfield></datafield></record></collection>

Similar Items