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The hidden history of capoeira : a collision of cultures in the Brazilian battle dance /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Talmon-Chvaicer, Maya, 1968-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Capoeira (Dance) > Social aspects > Brazil > History.
Brazil > Social life and customs.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • A Rio de Janeiro slave game
  • The battle and the game (1840s-1870s)
  • Patrons and oppressors (1870s-1930s)
  • New center, new style : capoeira regional and capoeira angola in twentieth-century Bahia
  • The game of life : battle of cultures.