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Hong Kong martial artists : sociocultural change from World War II to 2020 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amos, Daniel Miles (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
Series:Martial arts studies.
Subjects:
Kung fu > China > Hong Kong > History > 20th century.
Kung fu > China > Hong Kong > History > 2st century.
Hong Kong (China) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
100-1999
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • A Hong Kong kungfu temple cult and Hong Kong's economy
  • Heroes of a kungfu temple cult
  • Triads, the police and kungfu brotherhoods
  • The disciples of Master Chau
  • Kungfu in Guangzhou, WW2 to 1986
  • Guangzhou kungfu brotherhoods arise during the cultural revolution
  • Personal rebellions and secretive kungfu brotherhoods
  • The economy, education and the decline of Hong Kong folk culture
  • The fate of Master Chau's kungfu brotherhood
  • The decline of Hong Kong kungfu.