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Sport in the Global Society Ser.: Capoeira : The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art by Matthias Röhrig Assunção (2002, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100714680869
ISBN-139780714680866
eBay Product ID (ePID)1951151
Product Key Features
Number of Pages284 Pages
Publication NameCapoeira : the History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMartial Arts & Self-Defense, General
Publication Year2002
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSports & Recreation
AuthorMatthias Röhrig Assunção
SeriesSport in the Global Society Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight21.7 Oz
Item Length6.7 in
Item Width9.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2004-046851
Dewey Edition22
Reviews'In seven meticulously researched chapters, based on archival research, the published historical research in Portuguese and English, interviews with 17 masters, and analysis of twelve capoeira magazines published in Brazil, the USA and Germany, Assuncao contrasts the popular myths that capoeira enthusiasts share with the sober facts.'-Sport, Education and Society 'This is by a wide margin the best book yet published on the history of capoeira, in any language. Matthias Rohrig Assuncao has done the archival digging that most previous authors have been unable or unwilling to undertake, and has avoided the essentialism and willful invention of tradition that pervade the most popular accounts.' -American Historical Review 'As a work of historical scholarship, this book is consistently topnotch. It is required reading for anyone who cares about capoeira, and strongly recommended for all those interested in modern Brazil and Latin American popular culture more generally.' - American Historical Review, 'In seven meticulously researched chapters, based on archival research, the published historical research in Portuguese and English, interviews with 17 masters, and analysis of twelve capoeira magazines published in Brazil, the USA and Germany, Assuncao contrasts the popular myths that capoeira enthusiasts share with the sober facts.'-Sport, Education and Society 'This is by a wide margin the best book yet published on the history of capoeira, in any language. Matthias Rohrig Assuncao has done the archival digging that most previous authors have been unable or unwilling to undertake, and has avoided the essentialism and willful invention of tradition that pervade the most popular accounts.' -American Historical Review 'As a work of historical scholarship, this book is consistently topnotch. It is required reading for anyone who cares about capoeira, and strongly recommended for all those interested in modern Brazil and Latin American popular culture more generally.' - American Historical Review, 'In seven meticulously researched chapters, based on archival research, the published historical research in Portuguese and English, interviews with 17 masters, and analysis of twelve capoeira magazines published in Brazil, the USA and Germany, Assuncao contrasts the popular myths that capoeira enthusiasts share with the sober facts.' -Sport, Education and Society 'This is by a wide margin the best book yet published on the history of capoeira, in any language. Matthias Rohrig Assuncao has done the archival digging that most previous authors have been unable or unwilling to undertake, and has avoided the essentialism and willful invention of tradition that pervade the most popular accounts.' - American Historical Review 'As a work of historical scholarship, this book is consistently topnotch. It is required reading for anyone who cares about capoeira, and strongly recommended for all those interested in modern Brazil and Latin American popular culture more generally.' - American Historical Review
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal793.31981
Table Of Content1. The competing master narratives of Capoeira history. 2. Capoeira in the context of the black atlantic 3. Capoeragem in Rio de Janeiro, c. 1800-1930 4. Workers, vagrants and tough guys in Bahia, c. 1860-1950 5. Bimba and the development of the 'regional' style 6. Pastinha and the codification of the Angola style 7. Contemporary Capoeira, 1950 - 2000 8. Conclusion: The contemporary meanings of capoeira Bibliography
SynopsisOriginally the preserve of Afro-Brazilian slaves, the marginalized and the underclasses in Brazilian society, capoeira is now a mainstream sport, taught in Brazilian schools and practised by a range of social classes around the world. Some advocates now seek Olympic recognition for Capoeira. This apparent change in the meaning and purpose of Capeoira has led to conflicts between traditionalists, who view capoeira as their heritage descended from the maroons, a weapon to be used against the injustice and repression; and reformers, who wish to see Capoeira develop as an international sport. Capoeira: The History of Afro-Brazilian Martial Art explores Capoeira as a field of confrontation where the different struggles that divide Brazilian society are played out. It contains both the first comprehensive English language review of archive and contemporary literature relating to Capoeira, as well as the first scholarly account of Capoeira's history and development., Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art now spreading over the rest of the world and this book, the only complete history of the art in the English language, traces the history of the martial art and examines its influence.
LC Classification NumberGV1796.C145A77 2004
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