Martial Arts in the Modern World
Autor Joseph R. Svinthen Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 noi 2003 – vârsta până la 17 ani
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780275981532
ISBN-10: 0275981533
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0275981533
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Notă biografică
THOMAS A. GREEN Associate Professor of Anthropology, Texas A&M University.JOSEPH R. SVINTH is Editor of Electronic Journals of Martial Arts and Sciences.
Cuprins
CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSAcknowledgments ixMartial Arts in the Modern World: Introduction Thomas A. Green xiA Note on Romanization xvSense in Nonsense: The Role of Folk History in the Martial Arts Thomas A. Green 1The Martial Arts in Chinese Physical Culture, 1865-1965 Stanley E. Henning 13The Spirit of Manliness: Boxing in Imperial Japan, 1868-1945 Joseph R. Svinth 37Professor Yamashita Goes to Washington Joseph R. Svinth 47The Circle and the Octagon: Maeda's Judo and Gracie's Jiu-Jitsu Thomas A. Green and Joseph R. Svinth 61The Myth of Zen in the Art of Archery Yamada Shoji 71"The Lion of the Punjab": Gama in England, 1910 Graham Noble 93The Little Dragon: Bruce Lee (1940-1973) James Halpin 111Surviving the Middle Passage: Traditional African Martial Arts in the Americas Thomas A. Green 129Kendo in North America, 1885-1955 Joseph R. Svinth 149Olympic Games and Japan Kano Jigoro 167Origins of the British Judo Association, the European Judo Union, and the International Judo Federation Richard Bowen 173The Evolution of Taekwondo from Japanese Karate Eric Madis 185Women's Boxing and Related Activities: Introducing Images and Meanings Jennifer Hargreaves 209Freeing the Afrikan Mind: The Role of Martial Arts in Contemporary African American Cultural Nationalism Thomas A. Green 229Action Design: New Directions in Fight Choreography Tony Wolf 249Martial Arts Meet the New Age: Combatives in the Early Twenty-first-Century American Military Joseph R. Svinth 263Epilogue: Where We Go from Here Joseph R. Svinth 271Appendix: Definitions of Terms 275Notes 279References 291Index 317About the Editors and Contributors 321
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