Book Review: The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement: Through an Anthropological Lens

Howe, D., Hargreaves, J., & McDonald, I., (2008)
Routledge, New York

Expansion of the Paralympic Games has somewhat mirrored expansion of the mainstream Olympics and the event now constitutes an internationally significant sporting festival. This book examines the development of the Paralympics and discusses the argument about whether the Games are justifiably used as a vehicle for the empowerment of people with disabilities. David Howe, a successful Paralympian himself, investigates the economic, social, cultural, and political processes shaping the Paralympic movement on a local and global scale, and develops a new theory of the relationship between sport, the body, and the culture of disability.

For more information, or to order a copy of this book, go to http://www.routledge.com/books/The-Cultural-Politics-of-the-Paralympic-Movement-isbn9780415288873 or contact 800-634-7064.

Previous Section | Next Section