Deconstructing martial arts /
What is the essence of martial arts? What is their place in or relationship with culture and society? 'Deconstructing Martial Arts' analyses familiar issues and debates that arise in scholarly, practitioner and popular cultural discussions and treatments of martial arts and argues that mar...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cardiff :
Cardiff University Press,
2019.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : (De)constructing martial arts (studies) - The triviality of martial arts studies - Theory before definition in martial arts studies - Martial arts and media supplements - On embodiment - Taoism in bits - Mindfulness and madness in martial arts philosophy - Fighting talk : martial arts discourse in mainstream films - Drawing the line.