Venezuelan Stick Fighting: The Civilizing Process in Martial Arts - Hardcover

Ryan, Michael J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1498533205 ISBN 13: 9781498533201

Publisher: Lexington Books, 2016

Synopsis

In Venezuelan Stick Fighting: The Civilizing Process in Martial Arts, Michael J. Ryan examines the modern and historical role of the secretive tradition of stick fighting within 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. Recommended for scholars of anthropology, social science, gender studies, and Latin American studies.

About this title

About the Author

Michael J. Ryan is research associate at Binghamton University.

Review

Venezuelan Stick Fighting provides the first in-depth anthropological study of Garrote. Michael Ryan’s outstanding study comes from years of committed practice, interviews with the most famous players, and a continuous dialogue with the broader field of traditional martial arts. (Matthias Röhrig Assunção, University of Essex)

Edition details

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1498533205
• ISBN 13: 9781498533201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 186