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Author : Mark Sterke
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9071735354
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (717 download)
Download or read book Venerable Martial Places of China written by Mark Sterke and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Xin BanHongShuangXi
Publisher : Funstory
ISBN 13 : 1647597501
Total Pages : 715 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (475 download)
Download or read book Otherworld: The Magic Martial Rogue written by Xin BanHongShuangXi and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 715 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lin Xiaofeng, who is extremely clever, usually does a lot of bad things, but his academic performance is very good. He lead a happy life. One day, a sudden car accident made him travel through ancient times and become the son of a wealthy family.He quickly figured out the situation and decided to start learning martial arts. Only with high strength can he gain a place in this imperious royal family. Let's see how he promotes himself to protect his family.☆About the Author☆Xin Ban Hong Shuang Xi, a well-known author of online novels, has authored many novels. Among them, "Otherworld: The Magic Martial Rogue" has been loved by most people for its ups and downs and humorous language.
Author : Meir Shahar
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824831101
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)
Download or read book The Shaolin Monastery written by Meir Shahar and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2008-01-10 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously researched and eminently readable study considers the economic, political, and religious factors that led Shaolin monks to disregard the Buddhist prohibition against violence and instead create fighting techniques that by the 21st century have spread throughout the world.
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Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462918530
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)
Download or read book Bubishi written by and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treasured for centuries by karate's top masters, the Bubishi is a classic Chinese work on philosophy, strategy, medicine, and technique as they relate to the martial arts. Referred to as the "bible of karate" by famous master Chojun Miyagi, for hundreds of years the Bubishiwas a secret text passed from master to student in China and later in Okinawa. All of karate's legendary masters have studied it, applied its teachings, or copied passages from it. No other classic work has had as dramatic an impact on the shaping and development of karate as the Bubishi. Karate historian and authority Patrick McCarthy spent over ten years researching and studying the Bubishi and the arts associated with it. The first English translation of this remarkable martial arts manual includes numerous explanations and notes. McCarthy's work also includes groundbreaking research on Okinawan and Chinese history, as well as the fighting and healing traditions that developed in those countries, making it a gold mine for researchers and practitioners alike. For the final word on the true origins and spirit of classic Okinawan martial arts, one need look no further. This karate book is one of the best karate training supplements available.
Author : Benjamin N. Judkins
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438456956
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)
Download or read book The Creation of Wing Chun written by Benjamin N. Judkins and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the social history of southern Chinese martial arts and their contemporary importance to local identity and narratives of resistance. Hong Kong's Bruce Lee ushered the Chinese martial arts onto an international stage in the 1970s. Lee's teacher, Ip Man, master of Wing Chun Kung Fu, has recently emerged as a highly visible symbol of southern Chinese identity and pride. Benjamin N. Judkins and Jon Nielson examine the emergence of Wing Chun to reveal how this body of social practices developed and why individuals continue to turn to the martial arts as they navigate the challenges of a rapidly evolving environment. After surveying the development of hand combat traditions in Guangdong Province from roughly the start of the nineteenth century until 1949, the authors turn to Wing Chun, noting its development, the changing social attitudes towards this practice over time, and its ultimate emergence as a global art form.
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Total Pages : 812 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 972 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book China Today written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)
Download or read book The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science, Art, and Finance written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Xiaobing Li
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1598844164
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (988 download)
Download or read book China at War written by Xiaobing Li and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive volume traces the Chinese military and its experiences over the past 2,500 years, describing clashes with other kingdoms and nations as well as internal rebellions and revolutions. As the first book of its kind, China at War: An Encyclopedia expands far beyond the conventional military history book that is focused on describing key wars, battles, military leaders, and influential events. Author Xiaobing Li—an expert writer in the subjects of Asian history and military affairs—provides not only a broad, chronological account of China's long military history, but also addresses Chinese values, concepts, and attitudes regarding war. As a result, readers can better understand the wider sociopolitical history of the most populous and one of the largest countries in the world—and grasp the complex security concerns and strategic calculations often behind China's decision-making process. This encyclopedia contains an introductory essay written to place the reference entries within a larger contextual framework, allowing students to compare Chinese with Western and American views and approaches to war. Topics among the hundreds of entries by experts in the field include Sunzi's classic The Art of War, Mao Zedong's guerrilla warfare in the 20th century, Chinese involvement in the Korean War and Vietnam War, and China's nuclear program in the 21st century.
Author : Paul Clark
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107016517
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Youth Culture in China written by Paul Clark and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines youth cultures at three historical points - 1968, 1988 and 2008 - and argues that present-day youth culture in China has international and local roots.
Author : Ying Zhu
Publisher : The New Press
ISBN 13 : 1620972190
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Hollywood in China written by Ying Zhu and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2022-07-02 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China surpassed North America to become the world ’s largest movie market in 2020. Formerly the focus of exotic fascination in the golden age of Hollywood, today the Chinese are a make-or-break audience for Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters. And movies are now an essential part of China’s global “soft power” strategy: a Chinese real estate tycoon, who until recently was the major shareholder of the AMC theater chain, built the world’s largest film production facility. Behind the curtains, as this brilliant new book reveals, movies have become one of the biggest areas of competition between the world’s two remaining superpowers. Will Hollywood be eclipsed by its Chinese counterpart? No author is better positioned to untangle this riddle than Ying Zhu, a leading expert on Chinese film and media. In fascinating vignettes, Hollywood in China unravels the century-long relationship between Hollywood and China for the first time. Blending cultural history, business, and international relations, Hollywood in China charts multiple power dynamics and teases out how competing political and economic interests as well as cultural values are manifested in the art and artifice of filmmaking on a global scale, and with global ramifications. The book is an inside look at the intense business and political maneuvering that is shaping the movies and the U.S.-China relationship itself—revealing a headlines-grabbing conflict that is playing out not only on the high seas, but on the silver screen.
Author : Barend ter Haar
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004488065
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)
Download or read book The White Lotus Teachings in Chinese Religious History written by Barend ter Haar and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a new hypothesis for understanding the real nature of the term White Lotus Teachings. The author argues that there are actually two different phenomena covered by similar terms: from c. 1130 until 1400, a real lay Buddhist movement existed, which can be called the White Lotus movement. It enjoyed the respect of contemporary literati and religious elites. The movement used the autonym White Lotus Society, which came to be prohibited in the early Ming and was discarded as a result. After 1525, the name reappeared in the form White Lotus Teachings, but now only as a derogatory label, used by officials and literati rather than by believers themselves. As a result of this hypothesis, the history of the "White Lotus Teachings" changes from one of religious groups and magicians into one of elite ideology and religious persecution. The book is therefore important both for historians and anthropologists of Chinese religion and society, and for comparative historians interested in the ideological and social construction of "heterodoxy".
Author : Fan-Pen Li Chen
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773531971
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)
Download or read book Chinese Shadow Theatre written by Fan-Pen Li Chen and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2007 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her study of Chinese shadow theatre Fan-Pen Li Chen documents and corrects misconceptions about this once-popular art form. She argues how a traditional folk theatre reflected and subverted Chinese popular culture.
Author : Tim Wakefield Shi Yan Feng
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359094619
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Shaolin Martial Arts Canada- Basic Training Guide written by Tim Wakefield Shi Yan Feng and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-29 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shaolin Temple was built in 496 CE in the during the period of the Northern and Southern Empires (Nán Běi Cháo), at the foot of the Song Mountains in the north-central province of Honan, China. In 520 CE, a Buddhist patriarch from India by the name of Boddhidharma (known as Ta-Mo in China) visited the Shaolin Temple to spread the new Chan (Zen) philosophy. Finding the monks of the temple in poor health and stamina, Ta-Mo created a new training regimen consisting of a unique blend of moving meditations and defensive combat skills. This practice sparked the beginning of Shaolin Fist Kung-Fu, which would rise to become the literal foundation for almost every known martial style! For over 20 years, SHAOLIN Martial Arts Canada has been cultivating the virtues of Respect, Self Control & Self-Discipline through the study of the ancient art of SHAOLIN KEMPO KUNG-FU! NOW YOU CAN TOO!
Author : Paul Bowman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1783481293
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)
Download or read book Martial Arts Studies written by Paul Bowman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phrase “martial arts studies” is increasingly circulating as a term to describe a new field of interest. But many academic fields including history, philosophy, anthropology, and Area studies already engage with martial arts in their own particular way. Therefore, is there really such a thing as a unique field of martial arts studies? Martial Arts Studies is the first book to engage directly with these questions. It assesses the multiplicity and heterogeneity of possible approaches to martial arts studies, exploring orientations and limitations of existing approaches. It makes a case for constructing the field of martial arts studies in terms of key coordinates from post-structuralism, cultural studies, media studies, and post-colonialism. By using these anti-disciplinary approaches to disrupt the approaches of other disciplines, Martial Arts Studies proposes a field that both emerges out of and differs from its many disciplinary locations.
Author : Meir Shahar
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1684170303
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)
Download or read book Crazy Ji written by Meir Shahar and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crazy Ji: Chinese Religion and Popular Literatureis the first study in any language of one of the most colorful deities in the pantheon of late imperial and modern China: Sire Ji-or, as he is better known, Crazy Ji. The author uses the evolution of the cult of this eccentric deity to address central questions regarding the nature of the Chinese religion tradition, its relation to the Chinese social structure, and the role of vernacular fiction and popular media in shaping religious beliefs in China. Meir Shara demonstrates that vernacular novels and oral literature played a major role in the dissemination of knowledge about deities and the growth of cults and argues that the body of religious beliefs and practices we call "Chinese religion" is inseparable from the works of fiction and drama that have served as vehicles for its transmission. His analysis of the cult of Crazy Ji shows that far from being, as is often argued, a mirror of the Chinese bereaucratic order, Chinese religion offers a means of liberation from it. Finally, this study of the cult of Crzy Ji illustrates how lay believers influenced the practices of organized religion (in this case, monastic Buddhism). This study employs the analytical concepts of anthropology and literary criticism and is based on literary, historical, and ethnographic sources ranging from oral literature, vernacular novels, puppet plays, television serials, movies, local gazetteers, to monastic histories.
Author : Philip Clart
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110690195
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Transnational Religious Spaces written by Philip Clart and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-07-06 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, bringing together work by scholars from Europe, East Asia, North America, and West Africa, investigates transnational religious spaces in a comparative manner by juxtaposing East Asian and African examples. It highlights flows of ideas, actors, and organizations out of, into, or within a given continental space. These flows are patterned mainly by colonialism or migration. The book also examines cases where the transnational space in question encompasses both East Asia and Africa, notably in the development of Japanese new religions in Africa. Most of the studies are located in the present; a few go back to the late nineteenth century. The volume is rounded off by Thomas Tweed’s systematic reflections on categories for the study of transnationalism; his chapter "Flows and Dams" critically weighs the metaphorical language we use to think, speak, and write about transnational religious spaces.
