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Modern Gladiators: Why is Total Fighting Becoming Popular in Japan?: A socio-historical analysis of violent combat sports in Japan with particular reference to the theory of the civilising process - Softcover
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This book examines ¿total fighting¿, which is becoming increasingly popular in Japan, from several different angles with particular reference to the issue of violence, and, at the end, to evaluate the appropriateness of the theory of the civilising process, first suggested by Norbert Elias, for understanding a relatively contemporary spectator- oriented violent sport, such as total fighting. This book has two dimensions: first, the development of combative sports, such as bujutsu, budo and professional wrestling (all of which have a close relationship to total fighting) as well as total fighting, was examined in order to understand the emergence and growing popularity of total fighting in the 1990s in the context of the historical development of combative sports in Japan; second, the case study of total fighting itself was contextualised in the broader context of culture and the issue of violence in contemporary Japan. These interrelated analyses were informed by a period of exploratory fieldwork in Japan, and this context was reviewed in the light of a broader theoretical discussion concerning the theory of the civilising process.
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MA in Sociology of Sport, University of Leicester, PhD in Sports and Leisure Culture, University of Brighton. Areas of Interest: ¿Sports and Violence ¿Developmental aspects of modern sports ¿Elias's theory of civilizing processes ¿Japanese contemporary culture
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- PublisherVDM Verlag
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 3639163427
- ISBN 13 9783639163421
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages228
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines total fighting , which is becoming increasingly popular in Japan, from several different angles with particular reference to the issue of violence, and, at the end, to evaluate the appropriateness of the theory of the civilising process, first suggested by Norbert Elias, for understanding a relatively contemporary spectator-oriented violent sport, such as total fighting. This book has two dimensions: first, the development of combative sports, such as bujutsu, budo and professional wrestling (all of which have a close relationship to total fighting) as well as total fighting, was examined in order to understand the emergence and growing popularity of total fighting in the 1990s in the context of the historical development of combative sports in Japan; second, the case study of total fighting itself was contextualised in the broader context of culture and the issue of violence in contemporary Japan. These interrelated analyses were informed by a period of exploratory fieldwork in Japan, and this context was reviewed in the light of a broader theoretical discussion concerning the theory of the civilising process. 228 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9783639163421
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book examines total fighting , which is becoming increasingly popular in Japan, from several different angles with particular reference to the issue of violence, and, at the end, to evaluate the appropriateness of the theory of the civilising process, first suggested by Norbert Elias, for understanding a relatively contemporary spectator-oriented violent sport, such as total fighting. This book has two dimensions: first, the development of combative sports, such as bujutsu, budo and professional wrestling (all of which have a close relationship to total fighting) as well as total fighting, was examined in order to understand the emergence and growing popularity of total fighting in the 1990s in the context of the historical development of combative sports in Japan; second, the case study of total fighting itself was contextualised in the broader context of culture and the issue of violence in contemporary Japan. These interrelated analyses were informed by a period of exploratory fieldwork in Japan, and this context was reviewed in the light of a broader theoretical discussion concerning the theory of the civilising process. Seller Inventory # 9783639163421
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