Description: Further DetailsTitle: Mythologies of Martial ArtsCondition: NewISBN-10: 1786601915EAN: 9781786601919ISBN: 9781786601919Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield InternationalFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 12/15/2016Description: What do martial arts signify today? What do they mean for East-West cross cultural exchanges? How does the representation of martial arts in popular culture impact on the wide world? What is authentic practice? What does it all mean?From Kung Fu to Jiujitsu and from Bruce Lee to The Karate Kid, Mythologies of Martial Arts explores the key myths and ideologies in martial arts in contemporary popular culture. The book combines the author’s practical, professional and academic experience of martial arts to offer new insights into this complex, contradictory world. Inspired by the work of Roland Barthes in Mythologies, the book focusses on the signs, signifiers and practices of martial arts globally. Bringing together cultural studies, film studies, media studies, postcolonial studies with the emerging field of martial arts studies the book explores the broader significance of martial arts in global culture. Using an accessible yet theoretically sophisticated style the book is ideal for students, scholars and anyone interested in any type of martial art.Language: EnglishItem Height: 231mmItem Length: 145mmItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 381gAuthor: Paul BowmanGenre: Sports & HobbiesBook Series: Martial Arts StudiesCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBRelease Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Mythologies of Martial Arts
Title: Mythologies of Martial Arts
ISBN-10: 1786601915
EAN: 9781786601919
ISBN: 9781786601919
Release Date: 12/15/2016
Release Year: 2016
Genre: Sports & Hobbies
Series: Martial Arts Studies
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Number of Pages: 210 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Mythologies of Martial Arts
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Martial Arts & Self-Defense, Popular Culture
Item Weight: 13.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.1 in
Subject Area: Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Author: Paul Bowman
Item Width: 5.7 in
Format: Hardcover
