Building Men on the Mat. Traditional "Manly Arts" and the Asian Martial Arts in America

<p>The following article, "Building Men on the Mat," reviews the historic relationship between American popular culture and combat arts. The article utilizes archival material from the 18th through the 20th centuries, as well as analyses from relevant social science literature, to de...

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Main Author: Geoffrey Wingard (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Universidad de León, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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