More Than Medals A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sports in Postwar Japan
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? In More Than Medals, Dennis J. Frost answers this question and addresses the histories of individuals, institutions, and event...
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Language: | English |
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Ithaca
Cornell University Press
2022
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