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Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century Lorge, Peter A. (Vanderbilt University, Tennessee)
Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century
Lorge, Peter A. (Vanderbilt University, Tennessee)
In the global world of the twenty-first century, martial arts are practised for self-defense and sporting purposes only. However, for thousands of years, they were a central feature of military practice in China. This book charts the history of combat in China from the Bronze Age to the present.
280 pages, 26 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 5, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521878814 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 282 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 158 × 20 mm · 510 g |
| Language | English |