| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 249 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Martial Arts as Embodied Knowledge -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Embodied Fantasy -- 2. Some Versions of the Samurai -- 3. The Fantasy Corpus of Martial Arts, or, The Communication of Bruce Lee -- 4. Body, Masculinity, and Representation in Chinese Martial Arts Films -- Part II. How the Social Body Trains -- 5. The Training of Perceptionin Javanese Martial Arts -- 6. Thai Boxing -- Part III. Transnational Self-Construction -- 7. From Floor to Stage |
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8. The Oriental Martial Arts as Hybrid Totems, Together with Orientalized Avatars9. Coffee-Shop Gods -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z |
| Summary |
This landmark work provides a wide-ranging scholarly consideration of the traditional Asian martial arts. Most of the contributors to the volume are practitioners of the martial arts, and all are keenly aware that these traditions now exist in a transnational context |
| Analysis |
Multi-User |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Martial arts.
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Martial arts -- Social aspects
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Martial Arts & Self-Defense.
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Sport.
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Martial arts
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Martial arts -- Social aspects
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Kampfsport
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Globalisierung
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Asien
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Farrer, D. S.
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Whalen-Bridge, John, 1961-
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| ISBN |
9781438439686 |
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1438439687 |
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