Chinese Martial Arts Chinese Martial Arts

Chinese Martial Arts

From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century

Peter Lorge
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Publisher Description

In the global world of the twenty-first century, martial arts are practised for self-defense and sporting purposes only. However, for thousands of years, they were a central feature of military practice in China. This book charts the history of combat in China from the Bronze Age to the present.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2011
December 5
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
288
Pages
PUBLISHER
Cambridge University Press
SELLER
Cambridge University Press
SIZE
5.5
MB

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