Fighting for Honor: The History of African Martial Arts in the Atlantic World

by T.J. Desch Obi and T.J. Desch-Obi

Book Overview

A groundbreaking investigation into the migration of martial arts techniques across continents and centuries

The presence of African influence and tradition in the Americas has long been recognized in art, music, language, agriculture, and religion. T. J. Desch-Obi explores another cultural continuity that is as old as eighteenth-century slave settlements in South America and as contemporary as hip-hop culture. In this thorough survey...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570037183
• ISBN13: 9781570037184
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"