The martial arts studies reader. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Paul Bowman.
• Editors: Bowman, Paul, 1971-
• Contents: The Martial Arts Studies Reader; Contents; 1 Introduction: What, Where and Why is Martial Arts Studies?; 2 Early Chinese Works on Martial Arts; 3 The Battlefield and the Bedroom: Chinese Martial Arts and Art of the Bedchamber; 4 Martial Arts by the Book: Late Medieval and Early Modern European Martial Arts; 5 The Phone Book Project: Tracing the Diffusion of Asian Martial Arts in America through the Yellow Pages; 6 Martial Arts, Media and (Material) Religion; 7 Liminoid Longings and Liminal Belonging: Hyper-reality, History and the Search for Meaning in the Modern Martial Arts 8 'He's an Animal': Naturalizing the Hyper-real in Modern Combat Sport9 Martial Arts as a Coping Strategy for Violence; 10 Performance Ethnography; 11 Martial Arts Studies and the Sociology of Gender: Theory, Research and Pedagogical Application; 12 Masculinities, Bodies and Martial Arts; 13 Martial Arts as Embodied, Discursive and Aesthetic Practice; 14 Carnival of the Drunken Master: The Politics of the Kung Fu Comedic Body; 15 Learning from Martial Arts; Index; Notes on the Contributors
• Publisher Details: London : Rowman & Littlefield International
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 796.8; Social Science: Anthropology / Cultural; Martial arts; GAMES / Gambling / Sports; SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects; SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays; SPORTS & RECREATION / History; SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports; Social Science: Sociology / General; Sports & Recreation: MArtial Arts & Self-Defense; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786605504; 1786605503
• Related ISBNs: 9781786605481
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 4, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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