TY  - BOOK
AU  - Assunção,Matthias Röhrig
TI  - Capoeira: the history of an Afro-Brazilian martial art 
T2  - Sport in the global society
SN  - 0714650315
AV  - GV1796.C145 A77 2005
U1  - 793.31981 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Capoeira (Dance)
KW  - History
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Brazil
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; The competing master narratives of capoeira history --; 2; Capoeira in the context of the Black Atlantic --; 3; Capoeiragem in Rio de Janeiro, c.1800-1930 --; 4; Workers, vagrants and tough guys in Bahia, c.1860-1950 --; 5; Mestre Bimba and the development of 'regional' style --; 6; Mestre Pastinha and the codification of Angola style --; 7; Contemporary capoeira, 1950-2004 --; Conclusion : the contemporary meanings of capoeira
N2  - "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
ER  -