{"product_id":"the-cultural-politics-of-the-david-howe-9780415288866","title":"The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement: Through an Anthropological Lens","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo the Paralympic Games empower the disability sport community?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike many other contemporary sporting institutions, the Paralympic Games have made the transition from pastime to spectacle, and the profile of athletes with disabilities has been increased as a result. This book reviews the current status of the Paralympics and challenges the mainstream assumption that the Games are a vehicle for empowerment of the disabled community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing ethnographic methods unique in this area of study, P. David Howe has undertaken an innovative and critical examination of the social, political and economic processes shaping the Paralympic Movement. In \u003cem\u003eThe Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement\u003c\/em\u003e he presents his findings and offers a new insight into the relationship between sport, the body and the culture of disability. In doing so he has produced the most comprehensive and radical text about high performance sport for the disabled yet published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eP. David Howe\u003c\/strong\u003e is Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Loughborough University. He is also a four-time Paralympian and former Athlete's Representative to the International Paralympic Committee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. David Howe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041528886X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415288866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"P. David Howe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44756448608511,"sku":"9780415288866","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11823652-20ba-4f21-bede-d590afa87695.jpg?v=1706593017","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cultural-politics-of-the-david-howe-9780415288866","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}