Venezuelan Stick Fighting : The Civilizing Process in Martial Arts.
Ryan, Michael J.
Venezuelan Stick Fighting : The Civilizing Process in Martial Arts. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (187 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: This Is Garrote -- Chapter Two: The Civilizing of a Nation -- Chapter Three: Sites and Pedagogies of Garrote -- Chapter Four: Secrecy and Deception in Garrote -- Chapter Five: Belonging and the Role of Honor -- Chapter Six: Forging the Warrior's Habitus -- Chapter Seven: The Creation of a National Patrimony -- Chapter Eight: Concluding Thoughts -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
In Venezuelan Stick Fighting: The Civilizing Process in Martial Arts, Michael J. Ryan examines the modern and historical role of the secretive tradition of stick fighting within rural Venezuela.
9781498533218
Self-defense - Venezuela - History.
Electronic books.
GV1141.R936 2016
306.4830987
Venezuelan Stick Fighting : The Civilizing Process in Martial Arts. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (187 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: This Is Garrote -- Chapter Two: The Civilizing of a Nation -- Chapter Three: Sites and Pedagogies of Garrote -- Chapter Four: Secrecy and Deception in Garrote -- Chapter Five: Belonging and the Role of Honor -- Chapter Six: Forging the Warrior's Habitus -- Chapter Seven: The Creation of a National Patrimony -- Chapter Eight: Concluding Thoughts -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
In Venezuelan Stick Fighting: The Civilizing Process in Martial Arts, Michael J. Ryan examines the modern and historical role of the secretive tradition of stick fighting within rural Venezuela.
9781498533218
Self-defense - Venezuela - History.
Electronic books.
GV1141.R936 2016
306.4830987