Venezuelan Stick Fighting - The Civilizing Process in Martial Arts

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.

List of contents

1. This is Garrote
2. The 'Civilizing' of a Nation
3. Sites and Pedagogies of Garrote
4. Secrecy and Deception
5. Belonging and the Role of Honor
6. Forging the Warriors Habitus
7. The Creation of a National Patrimony
8. Final Thoughts

About the author

By Michael J. Ryan - Foreword by Thomas A. Green

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Michael J Ryan, Michael J. Ryan, Ryan Michael J.
• Assisted by: Green Thomas A. (Foreword)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781498533201
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3320-1
• No. of pages: 186
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Venezuela, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, 21st Century, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Sociology: sport & leisure, Sociology: sport and leisure, Social and cultural anthropology, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects, Combat sports & self-defence, SPORTS & RECREATION / Martial Arts / General, Combat sports and self-defence, Martial Arts;Stick Fighting;Venezuela