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The Paralympic Games Explained is still the only complete introduction to the Paralympic phenomenon. Now in a fully revised second edition, it includes new material on Vancouver 2010 to Rio 2016. It is essential reading for all students interested in disability sport, sporting mega-events, the politics of sport, or disability in society.

The Paralympic Games Explained: Second Edition

1. The history and development of the Paralympic Games  2. The Olympic Movement and the Paralympic Games  3. The governance of Paralympic sport  4. Disability and the body  5. The broader social issues of disability within society and their impact on sports participation  6. Media, marketing and disability sport  7. Major issues within the Paralympic Movement  8. Diversity and the Paralympic Games  9. International perspectives on Paralympic participation  10. The Special Olympics, intellectual disability and the Paralympic Games