The hidden history of capoeira a collision of cultures in the Brazilian battle dance /

Main Author: Talmon-Chvaicer, Maya, 1968-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10245662
Table of Contents:
  • A Rio de Janeiro slave game
  • The battle and the game (1840s-1870s)
  • Patrons and oppressors (1870s-1930s)
  • New center, new style : capoeira regional and capoeira angola in twentieth-century Bahia
  • The game of life : battle of cultures.