The Hidden History of Capoeira : : A Collision of Cultures in the Brazilian Battle Dance / / Maya Talmon-Chvaicer.
Capoeira, a Brazilian battle dance and national sport, has become popular all over the world. First brought to Brazil by African slaves and first documented in the late eighteenth century, capoeira has undergone many transformations as it has diffused throughout Brazilian society and beyond, taking...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2007 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One. A Rio de Janeiro Slave Game
- Two. The Battle and the Game (1840s–1870s)
- Three. Patrons and Oppressors (1870s–1930s)
- Four. New Center, New Style: Capoeira Regional and Capoeira Angola in Twentieth-Century Bahia
- Five. The Game of Life: Battle of Cultures
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index