Ring of Liberation: Deceptive Discourse in Brazilian Capoeira by Lewis, J. Lowell - 1992-09-15

University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Chicago Press, 9/15/1992 12:00:01 A. paperback. Acceptable. 0.7008 in x 8.5000 in x 5.6614 in.

University of Chicago Press, 1992-09-14. paperback. Very Good. 8x5x0. Very good paperback from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; exterior shelfwear is minor. Text is also very good and interior appears free of previous owner markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

University of Chicago Press, 1992-09-15. 1. paperback. Used:Good.

University Of Chicago Press, 1992. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780226476834

Univ of Chicago Pr, 1992. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 294 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.50 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Based on eighteen months of intensive participant-observation, "Ring of Liberation" offers both an in-depth description of capoeira--a complex Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines feats of great strength and athleticism with music and poetry--and a pioneering synthetic approach to the analysis of complex cultural performance.Capoeira originated in early slave culture and is practiced widely today by urban Brazilians and others. At once game, sport, mock combat, and ritualized performance, it involves two players who dance and "battle" within a ring of musicians and singers. Stunning physical performances combine with music and poetry in a form as expressive in movement as it is in word. J. Lowell Lewis explores the convergence of form and content in capoeira. The many components and characteristics of this elaborate black art form--for example, competing genre frameworks and the necessary fusion of multiple modes of… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Univ of Chicago Pr, 1992. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 294 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.50 inches.

UNIV OF CHICAGO PR. New. Special order direct from the distributor