| Taijiquan and the Search for the Little Old Chinese Man: Understanding Identity Through Martial Arts 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Frank, A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403968284 ISBN-13: 9781403968289 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: The first book-length ethnography of a Chinese martial arts association, the book tackles the general question of how human beings form viewpoints of themselves and others through the practice of an art--in this case, the art of taijiquan (a.k.a. " tai chi" ). The first half of the book focuses on the author' s own experience of studying taijiquan with teachers in the People' s Republic of China and the United States, then expands the discussion to include taijiquan as national symbol, taijiquan in the context of urban China, and the globalization of " Chineseness" through taijiquan. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Health & Fitness | Exercise - General |
| Dewey: 613.714 |
| LCCN: 2006043153 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.22" W x 8.54" (1.08 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is an ethnographic study of the martial art of taijiquan (or 'tai chi') as it is practiced in China and the United States. Drawing on recent literature on ethnicity, critical race theory, the phenomenology of race, and globalization, the author discusses identity in terms of sensual experience and the transmission/receipt of knowledge. |