Venezuelan stick fighting : the civilizing process in martial arts

Venezuelan stick fighting : the civilizing process in martial arts / Michael J. Ryan ; [foreword by Thomas A. Green].

Ryan examines the modern and historical role of the secretive tradition of stick fighting within rural Venezuela.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ryan, Michael J., 1960- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Subjects:	Stick fighting > Venezuela > History. Martial arts > Venezuela > History. Self-defense > Venezuela > History. Martial arts Self-defense Stick fighting Venezuela History
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: This Is Garrote; Chapter Two: The Civilizing of a Nation; Chapter Three: Sites and Pedagogies of Garrote; Chapter Four: Secrecy and Deception in Garrote; Chapter Five: Belonging and the Role of Honor; Chapter Six: Forging the Warrior's Habitus; Chapter Seven: The Creation of a National Patrimony; Chapter Eight: Concluding Thoughts; Glossary; References; Index; About the Author.