9780300049671 - Armed Martial Arts of Japan: Swordsmanship and Archery von Hurst, G. Cameron (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Tall 8vo. Pp: x, 243. ISBN: 0300049676.Hardback with purple cloth boards and gold gilt lettering on spine, publisher's illustrated dust jacket, B&W illustrations. Very good. Light rubbing and a small crease to top spine of dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover, 1998 First Edition Yale University Press 243 pages. Fine in a NF DJ. Purple cloth boards with gilt titles - corners sharp. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear of unclipped DJ - now in mylar. This history of Japanese armed martial arts focuses on traditions of swordsmanship and archery from ancient times to the present. The author provides an overview of martial arts in Japanese history and culture, then closely examines the transformation of these fighting skills into sports. During the Tokugawa era (1600-1867), swordmenship and archery developed from fighting systems into martial arts, transformed by the powerful social forces of peace, urbanization, literacy, and professionalized instruction in art forms. Hurst investigates the changes that occurred as military skills that were no longer necessary took on new purposes: physical fitness, spiritual composure, character development and sport. He also considers Western misconceptions of Japanese martial arts and argues that, contrary to common views in the West, Zen Buddhism is associated with the martial arts in only a limited way. ISBN-0300049676. LOC SSS-16.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback book in near fine condition,dust jacket is very good to near fine.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Light shelfwear on panel corners. ; 6.5 X 1 X 10 inches; 252 pages.