Fighting for Honor: The History of African Martial Arts in the Atlantic World (Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World)

by M . Thomas J . Desch - Obi (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2008

  $68.64

  A survey of the history of African martial arts techniques, this title explores a cultural continuity originating in Africa and that is as old as early slave settlements in South America and as contemporary as hip-hop culture. It examines the ties between physical mastery of the arts and changing perceptions of honor.