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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144577603321

Autore

Bailey Steve

Titolo

Athlete first [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the paralympic movement / / Steve Bailey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008

ISBN

1-281-32179-6

9786611321796

0-470-72432-3

0-470-72431-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Disciplina

796.087/4

796.0874

Soggetti

Sports for people with disabilities

Athletes with disabilities

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-271) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Athlete First; Contents; List of Figures and Boxes; Foreword: Sir Philip Craven; Foreword: Prof. Dr Gudrun Doll-Tepper; International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1 A Showcase of Ability; Chapter 2 An Air of Hopelessness; Chapter 3 The Era of Development: 1960 to 1980; Chapter 4 Fair, not Equal: 1980 to 1988; Chapter 5 Building Bridges not Walls: 1988 to 1992; Chapter 6 Spirit in Motion: 1992 to 1996; Chapter 7 Repair What Needs Repair? 1996 to 2000; Chapter 8 Sport is About Emotion: 2000 to 2004; Bibliography and Resources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Today the Paralympic Movement is recognised as a global sporting phenomenon attracting thousands of athletes from an ever-increasing number of countries. Athlete First provides a thoroughly researched history and analysis of the Paralympic Movement, including the development and organisation of the International Paralympic Committee. As well as recounting factual achievements and events, the book examines the position of sport and international competition for people with a disability within their changing historical context and in



relation to the Olympic Movement and able-bodied sport.