Sumo - Softcover

Kubota, Makoto

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811825485 ISBN 13: 9780811825481

Verlag: Chronicle Books, 1999

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Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 0 pages; Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. (some col. ) ; 35 cm. Subjects: Sumo -- Pictorial works -- Photography. Summary: Offers views of sumo wrestlers through photographs, and includes a brief history of the sport.

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Bargain Books are non-returnable.Sumo wrestling is part religious ritual, part popular entertainment, and Japan's most unique contribution to the world of sport. Though sumo has long fascinated the West, its complex system of rituals and etiquette has made it difficult for outsiders to penetrate. Wrestlers undergo years of strenuous training--"and some pretty serious eating--"in order to compete in bouts that last minutes or sometimes seconds; the sweaty clash of huge bodies is but the final act in a prolonged contest of intimidation and concentration. In well over 100 rare and luminous photographs, "Sumo" offers an unrivaled close-up view of wrestlers in practice and in competition, complete with a brief history of the sport and an explanation of the various stages of a typical match. Photographers are seldom allowed such intimate access to the wrestlers, making this book a truly unprecedented document of the world of sumo. Japanophiles, sumo fans, and photography buffs alike will relish this rare glimpse of the inner circle where ritual, power, and bodies collide.

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• Verlag: Chronicle Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0811825485
• ISBN 13: 9780811825481
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 156