ABC-CLIO's "Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation" is the most authoritative reference ever published on combat disciplines from around the world and across history. Coverage includes Shaolin monks, jousting knights, Roman gladiators, Westerner gunfighters, samurai warriors, and heavyweight boxers. These iconic figures and many more are featured in this title, as well as representatives of less well known but no less fascinating systems, all vividly characterized by expert contributors from around the world who are themselves martial arts practitioners. "Martial Arts of the World" comprises 120 entries in two volumes. The first volume is organized geographically to explore the historic development of martial arts styles in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The second volume looks at martial arts thematically, with coverage of belief systems, modern martial arts competitions, and a wide range of such topics as folklore, women in martial arts, martial arts and the military, and martial arts and the media.
- ISBN10 1598842447
- ISBN13 9781598842449
- Publish Date 11 June 2010 (first published 14 November 2001)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 July 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint ABC-CLIO
- Format eBook
- Pages 833
- Language English