Venezuelan Stick Fighting (eBook)

The Civilizing Process in Martial Arts

Michael J. Ryan (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
186 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-3321-8 (ISBN)

Infos

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. Despite profound political and economic changes from the early twentieth century to the modern day, traditional values, practices, and imaginaries associated with older forms of masculinity and sociality are still valued. Stick, knife, and machete fighting are understood as key means of instilling the values of fortitude and cunning in younger generations. Recommended for scholars of anthropology, social science, gender studies, and Latin American studies.

Autor

Michael J. Ryan is research associate at Binghamton University.

Inhalt

1. This is Garrote2. The ‘Civilizing’ of a Nation 3. Sites and Pedagogies of Garrote4. Secrecy and Deception 5. Belonging and the Role of Honor 6. Forging the Warriors Habitus7. The Creation of a National Patrimony8. Final Thoughts

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.10.2016
• Vorwort: Thomas A. Green
• Zusatzinfo: 6 Illustrations including: - 1 Black & White Illustrations; - 5 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Verlagsort: lanham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• Schlagworte: Martial Arts • Stick Fighting • Venezuela
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-3321-3 / 1498533213
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-3321-8 / 9781498533218