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? This book answers the question and addresses the histories of individuals, institutions, and events - the 1964 Paralympics, th...
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| Superior document: | Cornell scholarship online |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca : : Cornell University Press,, 2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cornell scholarship online.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Notes: | Previously issued in print: 2020. |
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Table of 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.