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The Invention of Martial Arts
Language: en
Pages: 281
Authors: Paul Bowman
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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"The Invention of Martial Arts examines the media history of what we now call 'martial arts' and argues that martial arts is a cultural construction that was bo
A Brief History of the Martial Arts
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Jonathan Clements
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-11-21 - Publisher: Robinson

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Folk tales of the Shaolin Temple depict warrior monks with superhuman abilities. Today, dozens of East Asian fighting styles trace their roots back to the Buddh
Martial Arts Studies
Language: en
Pages: 205
Authors: Paul Bowman
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-04-09 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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The phrase “martial arts studies” is increasingly circulating as a term to describe a new field of interest. But many academic fields including history, phi
Fighting for Honor
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: T. J. Desch-Obi
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-04-12 - Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

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A groundbreaking investigation into the migration of martial arts techniques across continents and centuries The presence of African influence and tradition in
Mythologies of Martial Arts
Language: en
Pages: 210
Authors: Paul Bowman, Professor of Cultural Studies at Cardiff University, UK
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12-07 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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Mythologies of Martial Arts is an introduction to the key myths and ideologies around martial arts in contemporary popular culture internationally. It is the fi