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Kendo: culture of the sword

By Alexander , Bennett

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9780520284371, 9780520959941, 0520284372, 0520959949
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
79 MB (83263357 bytes)
Pages
(323 pages) : illustrations, tables\323
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Kendo;Swordplay;Swordplay--Japan;Swordplay -- Japa

Description

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Conventions Prologue Introduction 1 * The Art of Killing: Swordsmanship in Medieval Japan 2 * The Art of Living: Early Modern Kenjutsu 3 * The Fall and Rise of Samurai Culture: Kenjutsu's Nationalization 4 * Sharpening the Empire's Claws 5 * Kendo and Sports: Path of Reason or Cultural Treason? 6 * Crossing Swords and Borders: The Global Diffusion of Kendo Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

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