TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ryan,Michael J.
AU  - Green,Thomas A.
TI  - Venezuelan Stick Fighting: The Civilizing Process in Martial Arts
SN  - 9781498533218
AV  - GV1141.R936 2016 
U1  - 306.4830987 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - lanham
PB  - Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
KW  - Self-defense - Venezuela - History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4729882
ER  -