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Kendo: Culture of the Sword Alexander C. Bennett
Kendo: Culture of the Sword
Alexander C. Bennett
Offers historical, cultural, and political account in English of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship. This book shows how this martial art evolved through a recurring process of "inventing tradition," which served the changing ideologies and needs of Japanese warriors and governments over the course of history.
328 pages, 19 b/w, 6 line drawings, 10 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 31, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520284371 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Genre | Cultural Region > Japanese |
| Pages | 328 |
| Dimensions | 159 × 235 × 26 mm · 566 g |