The Palgrave Handbook of Paralympic Studies

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Brittain, Ian (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Beacom, Aaron (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Sports-Sociological aspects.; People with disabilities.; Sociology of Sport and Leisure.; Disability Studies.

This handbook provides a critical assessment of contemporary issues that define the contours of the Paralympic Movement generally and the Paralympic Games more specifically. It addresses conceptualisations of disability sport, explores the structure of the Paralympic Movement and considers key polit...