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Venezuelan stick fighting : the civilizing process in martial arts / Michael J. Ryan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ryan, Michael J., 1960- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stick fighting--Venezuela--History.
- Stick fighting.
- Martial arts--Venezuela--History.
- Martial arts.
- Self-defense--Venezuela--History.
- Self-defense.
- History.
- Venezuela.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 163 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]
- Summary:
- In this book, the author examines the modern and historical role of the secretive tradition of stick fighting (garrote) in rural Venezuela. Despite profound political and economic changes from the early twentieth century to the modern day, traditional values, practices, and social imaginaries associated with older forms of masculinity and sociality are still valued. Stick, knife, and machete fighting are understood as key means of instilling the values of fortitude and cunning in younger generations.
- Contents:
- This is garrote
- The civilizing of a nation
- Sites and pedagogies of garrote
- Secrecy and deception in garrote
- Belonging and the role of honor
- Forging the warrior's habitus
- The creation of a national patrimony
- Concluding thoughts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-159) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781498533201
- 1498533205
- OCLC:
- 957134586
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