Taijiquan and the Search for the Little Old Chinese Man : Understanding Identity through Martial Arts
by
A. Frank
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1403968284
ISBN-13
9781403968289
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 5th, 2007
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
492 grams
Dimensions
21.90 x 14.90 x 2.30 cms
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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.
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.
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