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Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Kendo is the first in-depth historical, cultural, and political account in English of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship, from its beginnings in military training and arcane medieval schools to its widespread practice as a global sport today. Alexander Bennett shows how kendo evolved through a recurring process of "inventing tradition," which served the changing ideologies and needs of Japanese warriors and governments over the course of history. Kendo follows the development of Japanese swordsmanship from the aristocratic-aesthetic pretensions of medieval warriors in the Muromachi period, to the samurai elitism of the Edo regime, and then to the nostalgic patriotism of the Meiji state. Kendo was later influenced in the 1930s and 1940s by ultra nationalist militarists and ultimately by the postwar government, which sought a gentler form of nationalism to rekindle appreciation of traditional culture among Japan's youth and to garner international prestige as an instrument of "soft power." Today kendo is becoming increasingly popular internationally. But even as new organizations and clubs form around the world, cultural exclusiveness continues to play a role in kendo's ongoing evolution, as the sport remains closely linked to Japan's sense of collective identity.…

Zustand: Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Zustand: Fine.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. First edition. Mass market paperback. Light dampstain on edges, wrapper curled, good only. The third of a series of volumes highlighting writing from around the world. Authors include Margaret Mead, Hollis Summers, Jose Suarez Carreno, Peggy Bennett, Richard Eberhart, C. Tunnard, H.H. Reed, David Dempsey, Ignazio Silone, Louis Auchincloss, M.R. Kadish, Dyland Thomas, John Lee Wheldon, Hamdi Bey, Gene Bara, Robert Pinget, Evan S. Connell, Jr., Jay Leyda, R.S. Niedelman, Alberto Moravia, John Howard Griffin, Peter Matthieseen, Albert J. Guerard, Edith Sitwell, Sacheverell Sitwell, William H. Matchett, Spencer Brown, Alexander Trocchi, Galway Kinnell, Patrick Boland, Howard Moss, Sydney Goodsir Smith, Byron Vazakas, John Ashbery, Harry Duncan, Herbert Morris, Lucinda Collins, and B. Rajan. …

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. 356.

Zustand: New. Offers historical, cultural, and political account in English of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship. This book shows how this martial art evolved through a recurring process of "inventing tradition," which served the changing ideologies and needs of Japanese warriors and governments over the course of history. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 b/w, 6 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586. . 2015. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: As New. produit sous blister - expédié soigneusement depuis la France dans enveloppe à bulles. 14x13x1cm. 2009. CD. As New.

Zustand: New. In English.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Kendo is the first book in English to provide an in-depth historical, cultural, and political account of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship, from its beginnings in military training and arcane medieval schools to its widespread practice today as a global sport. Alexander Bennett shows how kendo evolved through a recurring process of inventing tradition, which served the changing ideologies and needs of Japanese warriors and governments over the course of history. Kendo follows the development of Japanese swordsmanship from the aristocratic-aesthetic pretensions of medieval warriors in the Muromachi period, to the samurai elitism of the Edo regime, and then to the nostalgic patriotism of the Meiji state. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Kendo - Culture of the Sword | Culture of the Sword | Alexander C. Bennett | Buch | Einband - fest (Hardcover) | Englisch | 2015 | University of California Press | EAN 9780520284371 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. …

Paperback. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. An early men's publication in the model of Playboy. 64 pages with color and black and white photos. Features: The Webs They Weave - story by Earle Schell; Tasteful photo feature of June Palmer from England; Weaker Sex - W.B. Bennett asks who is the master of the race?; The One That Said No - story by E.C. Mackey; All About Beds - Various bed designs adorned with young ladies; Alibis That Worked - a compilation by Paul Steiner; Anybody Can Cheat - how to mark cards, cheat at gin rummy, scrabble, and home roulette; Djia Djio The Magnificent - Story by William A. Austin; Beauty From Buffalo - photo feature of Marilyn look-alike Pat Taylor from Buffalo, NY; Gold Coast (for ex-show girls) - They are finding lots of money in Miami; Colour cartoons of couple unable to get intimate because their cars are too small; Free-For-All - photos of topless show girls, including Kai Fischer, fighting over a man; A Circling Hawk - story by Donald F. Ellingwood, Jr.; Nudie the Nude - article on famous Hollywood tailor 'Nudie'; Nice photo feature of Leona Claire of Hollywood - she's part Chinese and part Philippine and appeared as a dancer in two movies, South Pacific and The King and I; The Retraction - story by John Turner; Photos of a couple with their Nomad combinaton camping trailer/boat catch the lady while bathing; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Hurn-Globe, David; Alexander, Ed; Brandreth, Bob; Manent (illustrator).…