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Beschreibung

This book is a fascinating history of mixed martial arts, from ancient fighting sports to the present day. It examines the growth and development of the different sports and features vignettes of famous moments in fighting history alongside stories of the fighters themselves.

This book is a fascinating history of mixed martial arts, from ancient fighting sports to the present day. It examines the growth and development of the different sports and features vignettes of famous moments in fighting history alongside stories of the fighters themselves.

Über den Autor
L.A. Jennings is the owner and head coach of [...].[...] in Denver, Colorado. She is the author of She's a Knockout! A History of Women in Fighting Sports and wrote for VICE on fighting sports history. She has been interviewed by NPR, The Economist, Cosmopolitan, and the HISTORY channel as an expert on the history and culture of MMA. She is an instructor in the Department of English at the University of Colorado Denver.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction: For the Love of Fighting
Chapter 1: Ancient Fighting Sports
Chapter 2: Putting the "Martial" in Martial Arts
Chapter 3: Colonizing Martial Arts
Chapter 4: Fighting Around the World
Chapter 5: Globalization, Media, and MMA
Conclusion: The Future of Fighting Sports
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Kampfsport & Selbstverteidigung
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781538141953
ISBN-10: 1538141957
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Jennings, L. A.
Hersteller: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 235 x 157 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: L. A. Jennings
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.06.2021
Gewicht: 0,577 kg
Artikel-ID: 118960897