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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas A. Green , Joseph R. SvinthPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: ABC-CLIO Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 6.10cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 2.018kg ISBN: 9781598842432ISBN 10: 1598842439 Pages: 663 Publication Date: 11 June 2010 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews<p> Containing more than 120 entries, Martial Arts of the World aims to be the most comprehensive work on the subject of martial arts. Editors Green, a professor of anthropology, and Svinth, editor of several martial arts and sciences journals, have done a noteworthy job in reaching that goal. ... With the growing popularity of mixed martial arts fighting and the continuing presence of martial arts in Hollywood, this title could fill a gap in many library collections. ... Scholars ... will find plenty here to fit their needs and spur further research. -<p>Booklist Online <p> Martial Arts of the World is, hands down, one of the most thoroughly researched reference books ever published in this genre. . . . It should grace the bookshelves of veteran black belts and serious martial arts researchers and practitioners. - <p>MA Success """Martial Arts of the World is, hands down, one of the most thoroughly researched reference books ever published in this genre. . . . It should grace the bookshelves of veteran black belts and serious martial arts researchers and practitioners."" - MA Success ""Containing more than 120 entries, Martial Arts of the World aims to be the most comprehensive work on the subject of martial arts. Editors Green, a professor of anthropology, and Svinth, editor of several martial arts and sciences journals, have done a noteworthy job in reaching that goal. . . . With the growing popularity of mixed martial arts fighting and the continuing presence of martial arts in Hollywood, this title could fill a gap in many library collections. . . . Scholars will find plenty here to fit their needs and spur further research."" - Booklist Online ""Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers."" - Choice ""The encyclopedia offers notably in-depth coverage of areas that have often been neglected in similar works, including martial arts of European, African, South American and Oceanean origins."" - The Bartitsu Society" Author InformationThomas A. Green is associate professor of anthropology at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Joseph R. Svinth is an editor for the Electronic Journals of Martial Arts and Sciences (http://ejmas.com). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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