Capoeira : a history of an Afro-Brazilian martial art / Matthias Röhrig Assunção.
Capoeira : a history of an Afro-Brazilian martial art / Matthias Röhrig Assunção.
Capoeira : a history of an Afro-Brazilian martial art / Matthias Röhrig Assunção.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N793.31981/1
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English
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Physical content
xiii, 267 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The competing master narratives of capoeira history -- 2. Capoeira in the context of the Black Atlantic -- 3. Capoeiragem in Rio de Janeiro, c.1800-1930 -- 4. Workers, vagrants and tough guys in Bahia, c.1860-1950 -- 5. Mestre Bimba and the development of 'regional' style -- 6. Mestre Pastinha an...
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art explores capoeira as a field of confrontation where different struggles that divide Brazilian society are played out. It contains a first English language scholarly account of capoeira's early history and development to the present day."--BOOK JACKET.
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Capoeira : a history of an Afro-Brazilian martial art / Matthias Röhrig Assunção.
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Sport in the global society.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-258) and index.
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N793.31981/1
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74VKdOw0laLd
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ISBN
0714680869 (pbk.)
9780714650319 (hbk.)
0714650315 (hbk.)
9780714680866 (pbk.)
DDC
793.31981
MMS ID
991019904979702626
