Fighting for Honor - The History of African Martial Arts in the Atlantic World

A groundbreaking investigation into the migration of martial arts techniques across continents and centuries

About the author

T. J. Desch-Obi received his doctorate in African history from the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on historical ethnography, which he explores through the lens of African and African diaspora martial arts. He is currently an assistant professor of African and African diaspora history at the City University of New York's Baruch College.

Product details

• Authors: T J Desch-Obi, T. J. Desch-Obi
• Publisher: The University of South Carolina Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.04.2021
• EAN: 9781643361925
• ISBN: 978-1-64336-192-5
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 153 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Illustrations: 35 black & white halftones, 5 maps
• Series: Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World; Carolina Lowcountry and the At
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous