Capoeira : the history of an Afro-Brazilian martial art /
Assunção, Matthias Röhrig, 1955-
Capoeira : the history of an Afro-Brazilian martial art / Matthias Röhrig Assunção. - xiii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Sport in the global society . - Sport in the global society. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The competing master narratives of capoeira history -- Capoeira in the context of the Black Atlantic -- Capoeiragem in Rio de Janeiro, c.1800-1930 -- Workers, vagrants and tough guys in Bahia, c.1860-1950 -- Mestre Bimba and the development of 'regional' style -- Mestre Pastinha and the codification of Angola style -- Contemporary capoeira, 1950-2004 -- Conclusion : the contemporary meanings of capoeira. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
"Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art explores capoeira as a field of confrontation where different struggles that divide Brazilian society are played out. It contains a first English language scholarly account of capoeira's early history and development to the present day."--Jacket. "Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art explores capoeira as a field of confrontation where different struggles that divide Brazilian society are played out. It contains a first English language scholarly account of capoeira's early history and development to the present day."--BOOK JACKET.
0714650315 9780714650319 0714680869 9780714680866
2004046851
Capoeira (Dance)--History
Capoeira (Dance)--Social aspects--Brazil
GV1796.C145 / A77 2005
793.31981
Capoeira : the history of an Afro-Brazilian martial art / Matthias Röhrig Assunção. - xiii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Sport in the global society . - Sport in the global society. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The competing master narratives of capoeira history -- Capoeira in the context of the Black Atlantic -- Capoeiragem in Rio de Janeiro, c.1800-1930 -- Workers, vagrants and tough guys in Bahia, c.1860-1950 -- Mestre Bimba and the development of 'regional' style -- Mestre Pastinha and the codification of Angola style -- Contemporary capoeira, 1950-2004 -- Conclusion : the contemporary meanings of capoeira. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
"Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art explores capoeira as a field of confrontation where different struggles that divide Brazilian society are played out. It contains a first English language scholarly account of capoeira's early history and development to the present day."--Jacket. "Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art explores capoeira as a field of confrontation where different struggles that divide Brazilian society are played out. It contains a first English language scholarly account of capoeira's early history and development to the present day."--BOOK JACKET.
0714650315 9780714650319 0714680869 9780714680866
2004046851
Capoeira (Dance)--History
Capoeira (Dance)--Social aspects--Brazil
GV1796.C145 / A77 2005
793.31981