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The introductory chapter begins by outlining the decision to develop the publication as a companion volume to the Palgrave Handbook of Olympic Studies. It identifies disability sport generally and Paralympic sport more specifically as a recent phenomenon, still in its formative years, and relates this to a wider consideration of developments in disability rights. It maps the essential elements relating to the six sections of the Handbook, which, taken together, provide a critical assessment of contemporary issues defining the contours of the Paralympic Movement. It discusses the approach taken by the editors to ensure the Handbook achieves balance between depth and breadth of material necessary to provide critical insight.

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  1. Coventry University, Coventry, UK

    Ian Brittain

  2. University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth, UK

    Aaron Beacom

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    Ian Brittain

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Brittain, I., Beacom, A. (2018). Introduction. In: Brittain, I., Beacom, A. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Paralympic Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-47901-3_1

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