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Disability, Sport and Society
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Disability, Sport and Society

An Introduction
BookHardcover
Ranking102151inPädagogik
CHF272.00

Description

Disability sport is a relatively recent phenomenon, yet it is also one that is attracting increasing political and academic interest. This important new textbook introduces the reader to key concepts in disability and disability sport and examines the complex relationships between modern sport, disability and other aspects of wider society. Study aids such as key websites, chapter summaries and further reading lists make this book an invaluable resource for students at all levels.
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-415-37818-5
Product TypeBook
BindingHardcover
Publishing date01/11/2008
Pages178 pages
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 163 mm, Height 234 mm, Thickness 15 mm
Weight399 g
Article no.5518312
CatalogsBuchzentrum
Data source no.4309973
Product groupPädagogik
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Author

Nigel Thomas is Head of Sport and Exercise at Staffordshire University, UK, where his research focuses on the history, mainstreaming and media coverage of disability sport. He previously worked for ten years with young disabled people as a sports development officer in local authorities and national governing bodies.

Andy Smith is a lecturer in the Sociology of Sport and Exercise at the University of Chester, UK. He is a co-editor of the International Journal of Sport Policy, and a co-author of Sports Development and Sports Policy in Society: An Introduction and An Introduction to Drugs in Sport: Addicted to Winning? Both books are published by Routledge (2009).