Description: The Body and Senses in Martial Culture Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Author(s): H.L.L Loh, Lionel Loh Han Loong Format: Hardback Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, United Kingdom Imprint: Palgrave Pivot ISBN-13: 9781137557414, 978-1137557414 Synopsis This ethnographic study of a mixed martial arts gym in Thailand describes the everyday practices and lived experiences of martial art practitioners. Through the lived realities and everyday experiences of these fighters, this book seeks to examine why foreigners invest their time and money to train in martial arts in Thailand; the linkages between the embodiment of martial arts and masculinity; how foreign bodies consume martial arts and what they get out of it; the sensory reconfiguration required of a fighter; and the impact of transnational flows on bodily dispositions and knowledge. The author argues that being a successful fighter entails not only sensitized awareness and knowledge of one's body, but also a reconfiguration of the senses.
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Book Title: The Body and Senses in Martial Culture
Number of Pages: 137 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Body and Senses in Martial Culture
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Sociology, Anthropology
Item Height: 210 mm
Item Weight: 2939 g
Type: Textbook
Author: H.L.L Loh, Lionel Loh Han Loong
Subject Area: Sociology of Sport
Series: Palgrave Studies in Globalization and Embodiment
Item Width: 148 mm
Format: Hardcover