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A History of Chinese Martial Arts

A History of Chinese Martial Arts

Chinese martial arts have a long meaningful history and deep cultural roots. They blend the physical components of combat with strategy philosophy and tradition distinguishing them from Western sports. A History of Chinese Martial Arts is the most authoritative study ever written on this topic featuring contributions from leading Chinese scholars and practitioners. The book provides a comprehensive overview of all types of Chinese martial arts from the Pre-Qin Period (before 222 BC) right up to the present day in the People’s Republic of China with each chapter covering a different period in Chinese history. Including numerous illustrations of artefacts weaponry and historical drawings and documents this book offers unparalleled insight into the origins development and contemporary significance of martial arts in China. This is a fascinating read for researchers and students working in sports history Chinese sport and Chinese Studies.

GBP 39.99
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The Philosophy of Mixed Martial Arts Squaring the Octagon

The Philosophy of Mixed Martial Arts Squaring the Octagon

Mixed martial arts (MMA)—unarmed fighting games permitting techniques derived from a variety of martial arts and combat sports— has exploded from the fringes of sport into a worldwide phenomenon a sport as controversial as it is compelling. This is the first book to pay MMA the serious philosophical attention it deserves. With contributions from leading international scholars of the philosophy of sport and martial arts the book explores topics such as whether MMA qualifies as a martial art the differences between MMA and the traditional martial arts the aesthetic dimensions of MMA the limits of consent and choice in MMA and whether MMA can promote moral virtues. It also explores cutting-edge practical and ethical topics including the role of gender in MMA and the question of whether trans athletes should be allowed to compete in the women’s divisions. The contributors to this anthology take down ground and pound and submit many essential questions about this fascinating recent development in the culture of sport and spectacle. This is important reading for anybody with an interest in combat sports martial arts or the philosophy sociology culture or history of sport. | The Philosophy of Mixed Martial Arts Squaring the Octagon

GBP 38.99
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Chinese Martial Arts Film and the Philosophy of Action

Chinese Martial Arts Film and the Philosophy of Action

This book focuses on the philosophy of Chinese martial arts film arguing that philosophy provides a key to understanding the whole genre. It draws on Chinese philosophical ideas derived from or based on Confucianism Daoism Buddhism and other schools of thought such as Mohism and Legalism examines a cluster of recent Chinese martial arts films centering on the figure of the xia—the heroic protagonist the Chinese equivalent of medieval Europe’s knight-errant—and outlines the philosophical principles and themes undergirding the actions of xia and their narratives. Overall the author argues that the genre apart from being an action-oriented entertainment medium is inherently moral and ethical. | Chinese Martial Arts Film and the Philosophy of Action

GBP 38.99
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Biomechanics of Human Motion Applications in the Martial Arts Second Edition

Biomechanics of Human Motion Applications in the Martial Arts Second Edition

Biomechanics of Human Motion: Applications in the Martial Arts Second Edition explores the biomechanical principles of nine different forms of martial arts with specific attention paid to their anatomical features. Within this examination Professor Arus highlights the use of energy and force especially in Kyusho-Jutsu. Whereas the first edition provided an in-depth explanation of the Aikido techniques of Kokyu-ryoku the second edition focusses specifically on the grabbing and liberation techniques used in Kyusho-Jutsu. Such an examination stresses the importance of vital points finger manipulation and their co rresponding emphasis on energy usage. As Professor Arus details throughout Biomechanics of Human Motion Second Edition knowledge of this form of pressure point maneuvering is useful in both attack and counterattack situations especially since the martial artist’s anatomo-physiological adaptation to effort represents the most significant development in fighting regimens. The second edition also includes a discussion of the katana. Professor Arus notes that defense against the katana is nearly impossible describing the three major steps used in Japanese (Ma). It is customary in Aikido to defend against a wooden sword. By using a wooden sword an Aikido Master’s demonstration is pre-determined. Techniques to defend against these demonstrations are discussed throughout the book. Finally various attack and defense techniques using pressure points are also explained in Biomechanics of Human Motion Second Edition. | Biomechanics of Human Motion Applications in the Martial Arts Second Edition

GBP 44.99
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Vocal Traditions Training in the Performing Arts

Vocal Traditions Training in the Performing Arts

Vocal Traditions: Training in the Performing Arts explores the 18 most influential voice training techniques and methodologies of the past 100 years. This extensive international collection highlights historically important voice teachers contemporary leaders in the field and rising schools of thought. Each vocal tradition showcases its instructional perspective offering backgrounds on the founder(s) key concepts example exercises and further resources. The text’s systematic approach allows a unique pedagogical evaluation of the vast voice training field which not only includes university and conservatory training but also private session and workshop coaching as well. Covering a global range of voice training systems this book will be of interest to those studying voice singing speech and accents as well as researchers from the fields of communication music education and performance. This book was originally published as a series in the Voice and Speech Review journal. | Vocal Traditions Training in the Performing Arts

GBP 120.00
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Defensive Tactics for Today’s Law Enforcement

Defensive Tactics for Today’s Law Enforcement

Few of the many defensive tactics books on the market include the training and methods of martial arts. Drawing on the centuries-old techniques of Ninjutsu Defensive Tactics for Today’s Law Enforcement offers alternatives to the traditional police defensive tactics taught to most officers. This text stresses relying on natural tendencies in a violent encounter to ensure officer safety and to better utilize the techniques and training officers do receive. By integrating existing training with martial arts expertise Defensive Tactics provides officers access a full complement of techniques to better navigate physical conflict safely and effectively. Intended for law enforcement practitioners as well as practitioners of any other professions that present a personal security risk Defensive Tactics for Today’s Law Enforcement will better equip readers with a diverse range of defensive tactics.

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Arts and Cultural Leadership Creating Sustainable Arts Organizations

Arts and Cultural Leadership Creating Sustainable Arts Organizations

This textbook provides an expert overview of the challenge of arts and cultural leadership in the contemporary world. Grounded in theories of sustainability and with a renewed global focus for this second edition the author’s insights from contemporary arts organizations facilitate meaningful student comprehension. Drawing on the work of practitioners and theorists in the fields of philosophy biology and ecology as well as the arts Foster proposes a rethinking of organizational design strategy and structure that is based on ecological concepts and the creative process that is intrinsic to the arts rather than the conventional business model that currently prevails particularly in western arts and culture organizations. He contests conventional thinking about arts administration and management and urges arts leaders to foreground innovation as they reimagine their organizations for a world unlike any other. New sections include an enhanced theoretical discussion as well as new material on business models strategy and organizational design and practice. Applicable to any arts organization the entrepreneurial focus is especially relevant in the aftermath of the global pandemic the ongoing climate crisis and the quest for democracy and social justice. This updated edition will be a valuable resource both for present-day arts and cultural leaders who are working to adapt to the current environment as well as students and future leaders who aspire to make change in the world through arts and cultural leadership. | Arts and Cultural Leadership Creating Sustainable Arts Organizations

GBP 44.99
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Arts-Based Methods for Decolonising Participatory Research

Arts-Based Methods for Decolonising Participatory Research

In an effort to challenge the ways in which colonial power relations and Eurocentric knowledges are reproduced in participatory research this book explores whether and how it is possible to use arts-based methods for creating more horizontal and democratic research practices. In discussing both the transformative potential and limitations of arts-based methods the book asks: What can arts-based methods contribute to decolonising participatory research and its processes and practices? The book takes part in ongoing debates related to the need to decolonise research and investigates practical contributions of arts-based methods in the practice-led research domain. Further it discusses the role of artistic research in depth locating it in a decolonising context. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history design fine arts service design social sciences and development studies. | Arts-Based Methods for Decolonising Participatory Research

GBP 36.99
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Arts Management A practical guide

Arts Management A practical guide

Arts management is no longer a resting place for enthusiastic amateurs or artists with insufficient talent to make the big time. Rather it is increasingly being recognised as a profession with a set of skills which need to be learnt. Arts Management is a comprehensive handbook for arts administrators working in all art forms and in organisations ranging from small community co-operatives to large national flagships. With extensive Australian case studies it covers cultural policy fundraising legal issues marketing and public relations managing people and money and event management. Arts Management is an essential reference for practising arts administrators and students. | Arts Management A practical guide

GBP 130.00
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Buildings for the Performing Arts

Buildings for the Performing Arts

This design and development guide is an essential book for those who are involved in the initiation planning design and building of facilities for the various performing arts from local to metropolitan locations. It includes the stages in the development decisions to be taken information requirements feasibility and advice necessary in the design and development of a new or adapted building. Part one of this guide provides the background information about the organization of the performing arts the prevailing issues the client and various building types. In the second part the author deals with the components of design and development identifying the roles of the client advisors and consultants the stages to be achieved including client‘s proposal feasibility the process of briefing design and building and eventually hand-over and opening night with a consideration of the building use. Studies include the assessment of demand site requirements initial brief building design and financial viability. Information requirements as design standards for the auditorium and platform/stage and the support facilities are included. Separate studies focus on the adaptation of existing buildings and provision for children and young persons. The content covers a wide range of performing arts (classical music pop/rock jazz musicals dance drama) and provides information on each as an art from and necessities to house performances. | Buildings for the Performing Arts

GBP 175.00
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Visual Arts Management

Visual Arts Management

The arts sector is of vital importance to the global economy and students aspiring to a career in the visual arts are increasingly required to gain an understanding of the business side of the arts world. This textbook introduces the field of arts management with a focus on visual arts. Visual Arts Management provides the first comprehensive textbook to the art business. The book covers the full range of the art world from contemporary galleries secondary market auction houses art fairs and museums. Topics include overviews of the distinct sectors of the business but also delves in to technical topics: curatorship antiques cultural heritage compliance marketing art criticism taxation customs insurance transportation appraising conservation and connoisseurship. Each chapter concludes with a real-world case study to provide cautionary tales of the dangers and pitfalls of the art business. This unique textbook authored by an experienced instructor presents a global perspective on the rapidly developing art business in a way that is relevant for arts management classes and art professionals worldwide.

GBP 43.99
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Consumer Behaviour and the Arts A Marketing Perspective

Consumer Behaviour and the Arts A Marketing Perspective

Although the literature on marketing of the arts is abundant very few (if any) full-length works have examined the other side of the coin and closely studied the people who consume the products of the cultural industry. This book offers a summary of the knowledge garnered in recent decades by researchers exploring consumer behaviour in arts and culture. Each chapter explores a different aspect of consumer behaviour in the arts by answering the following questions: What do we know about this aspect of consumer behaviour in general? What do we know about this aspect as it relates to the consumption of art works or cultural experiences? What are the practical implications of this knowledge for managers working in the arts? What are the implications for researchers in this field? This book fills the need for scientific and practical knowledge about the people who consume arts and culture and will therefore be of particular interest to managers of cultural venues and institutions to students or teachers in arts management training programs to researchers in the field to public policymakers in arts and culture and to anyone directly or indirectly involved in creating promoting and distributing artistic and cultural products. | Consumer Behaviour and the Arts A Marketing Perspective

GBP 44.99
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Creative Arts Therapy Careers Succeeding as a Creative Professional

Creative Arts Therapy Careers Succeeding as a Creative Professional

Creative Arts Therapy Careers is a collection of essays written by and interviews with registered drama therapists dance/movement therapists music therapists art therapists poetry therapists and expressive arts therapists. The book sheds light on the fascinating yet little-known field of the creative arts therapies – psychotherapy approaches which allow clients to use creativity and artistic expression to explore their lives solve their problems make meaning and heal from their traumas. Featuring stories of educators in each of the six fields and at different stages of their career it outlines the steps one needs to take in order to find training in one of the creative arts therapies and explores the healing aspects of the arts where creative arts therapists work who they work with and how they use the arts in therapy. Contributors to this book provide a wealth of practical information including ways to find opportunities to work with at-risk populations in order to gain experience with the arts as healing tools; choosing the right graduate school for further study; the difference between registration certification and licensure; and the differences between a career in a medical mental health educational correctional or service institution. This book illuminates creative arts therapy career possibilities for undergraduate and graduate students studying acting directing playwriting creative writing visual arts theatre design dance and music. It is also an excellent resource for instructors offering a course to prepare arts students of all kinds for the professional world. | Creative Arts Therapy Careers Succeeding as a Creative Professional

GBP 28.99
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The Performing Arts in Contemporary China

The Performing Arts in Contemporary China

The overthrow of the ‘gang of four’ in 1976 had profound effects in all areas of Chinese society and probably nowhere can this be seen more clearly than in the performing arts. Jiang Qing Mao Zedong’s widow was strongly interested in the performing arts and exercised great influence over them. Professor Mackerras describes this influence and the effects its removal had on the arts in the years after Mao’s death as well as in the years following the Cultural Revolution. This book first published in 1981 deals not only with opera the spoken play music and dance but also with cinema describing how in all these cases the Chinese have adapted traditional art forms for political social and propagandist purposes both domestic and international. It charts the transformations that have taken place in all the multiple aspects of the performing arts and sets them against the development of Chinese society as a whole. It also looks at the role of the actor and performer in society including their training social status and livelihood. | The Performing Arts in Contemporary China

GBP 27.99
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Arts-Based Research in Education Foundations for Practice

Arts-Based Research in Education Foundations for Practice

Presenting readers with definitions and examples of arts-based educational research this text identifies tensions questions and models in the field and provides guidance for both beginning and more experienced practice. As arts-based research grows in prominence and popularity across education and the social sciences the barriers between empirical institutional and artistic research diminish and new opportunities emerge for discussion consideration and reflection. This book responds to an ever increasing global need to understand and navigate this evolving domain of research. Featuring a diverse range of contributors this text weaves together critical essays about arts-based research in the literary visual and performing arts with examples of excellence in theory and practice. New to the Second Edition: Additional focus on the historical and theoretical foundations of arts-based educational research to guide readers through development of the field since its inception. New voices and chapters on a variety of artistic genres including established and emerging social science researchers and artists who act sing draw and narrate findings. Extends and refines the concept of scholartistry introduced in the first edition to interrogate excellence in educational inquiry and artistic processes and products. Integrates and applies theoretical frameworks such as sociocultural theory new materialsm and critical pedagogy to create interdisciplinary connections. Expanded toolkit for scholartists to inspire creativity questioning and risk-taking in research and the arts. | Arts-Based Research in Education Foundations for Practice

GBP 52.99
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Creative Arts Marketing

Creative Arts Marketing

Creative Arts Marketing third edition is a long-awaited update of a classic and influential text. A ground-breaking book when first published it covers the core concepts of marketing and management as they apply to the arts and heritage industries with a depth that is still unrivalled. With an emphasis on global case studies practical examples and discussion questions and an author team that draws from rich and varied experiences in the arts management sector the book serves as a text for students as much as it is a practitioner's guide to industry best practice. Extensively revised to reflect the dramatic changes to this industry this edition integrates organizational and management subject matter reflecting the marketing function’s deeper involvement in broad organizational issues. This fully updated and revised third edition features: Audience diversity and audience development The impact of digital technologies on the industry An exploration of the increasingly complex relationship between public and private funding for the arts Ethics and sustainability issues for arts marketers Cultural policy changes in the industry Including a brand new companion website complete with materials for tutors and students for the first time the return of this important text will be welcomed by students tutors and professionals in the arts.

GBP 42.99
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The Routledge Companion to Arts Marketing

The Routledge Companion to Arts Marketing

The relationship between the arts and marketing has been growing ever more complex as the proliferation of new technologies and social media has opened up new forms of communication. This book covers the broad and involved relationship between the arts and marketing. It frames arts marketing in the context of wider related issues such as the creative and cultural industries cultural policy and arts funding developments in the different art forms and the impact of environmental forces on arts business models and markets. The Routledge Companion to Arts Marketing provides a comprehensive up-to-date reference guide that incorporates current analyses of arts marketing topics by leaders of academic research in the field. As such it will be a key resource for the next generation of arts marketing scholars and teachers and will constitute the single most authoritative guide on the subject internationally.

GBP 46.99
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Arts Entrepreneurship Creating a New Venture in the Arts

Arts Entrepreneurship Creating a New Venture in the Arts

Arts Entrepreneurship: Creating a New Venture in the Arts provides the essential tools techniques and concepts needed to invent launch and sustain a business in the creative sector. Building on the reader’s artistic talents and interests the book provides a practical action-oriented introduction to the business of art focusing on product design organizational planning and assessment customer identification and marketing fundraising legal issues money management cultural policy and career development. It also offers examples exercises and references that guide entrepreneurs through the key stages of concept creation business development and growth. Special attention is paid to topics such as cultural ventures seeking social impact the emergence of creative placemaking the opportunities afforded by novel corporate forms and the role of contemporary technologies in marketing fundraising and operations. A hands-on guide to entrepreneurial success this book is a valuable resource for students of Arts Entrepreneurship programs courses and workshops as well as for early-stage business founders in the creative sector looking for guidance on how to create and sustain their own successful venture. | Arts Entrepreneurship Creating a New Venture in the Arts

GBP 48.99
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AI for Arts

AI for Arts

AI for Arts is a book for anyone fascinated by the man–machine connection an unstoppable evolution that is intertwining us with technology in an ever-greater degree and where there is an increasing concern that it will be technology that comes out on top. Thus presented here through perhaps its most esoteric form namely art this unfolding conundrum is brought to its apex. What is left of us humans if artificial intelligence also surpasses us when it comes to art? The articulation of an artificial intelligence art manifesto is long overdue so hopefully this book can fill a gap that will have repercussions not only for aesthetic and philosophical considerations but possibly more so for the development of artificial intelligence.

GBP 22.99
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Marketing the Arts Breaking Boundaries

Marketing the Arts Breaking Boundaries

With contributions from international scholars of marketing and consumer studies this renowned text engages directly with a range of contemporary themes including: The importance of arts consumption and its socio-cultural political and economic dimensions The impact of new technologies platforms and alternative artforms on the art market The importance of the aesthetic experience itself and how to research it The value of arts-based methods The art versus commerce debate The artist as entrepreneur The role of the arts marketer as market-maker This fully updated new edition covers digital trends in the arts and emerging technologies including virtual reality streaming services and branded entertainment. It also broadens the scope of investigation beyond the West looking to film in emerging markets such as China music in Sub-Saharan Africa and indigenous art in Australia. Alongside in-depth theoretical analysis this edition of Marketing the Arts takes inspiration from the creativity inherent in current artistic practice to demonstrate a plurality of approaches and methodologies. Marketing the Arts: Breaking Boundaries is core reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying arts marketing and management. Online resources include chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides and questions for class discussion. | Marketing the Arts Breaking Boundaries

GBP 42.99
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Theater Planning Facilities for Performing Arts and Live Entertainment

Theater Planning Facilities for Performing Arts and Live Entertainment

This book introduces the concepts of theater planning and provides a detailed guide to the process and the technical requirements particular to theater buildings. Part I is a guide to the concepts and practices of architecture and construction as applied to performing arts buildings. Part II is a guide to the design of performing arts buildings with detailed descriptions of the unique requirements of these buildings. Each concept is illustrated with line drawings and examples from the author’s extensive professional practice. This book is written for students in Theatre Planning courses along with working practitioners. | Theater Planning Facilities for Performing Arts and Live Entertainment

GBP 59.99
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Women and Martial Art in Japan

Women and Martial Art in Japan

This book based on extensive original research examines the practice by women in a university sport setting of kendo the Japanese martial art which using bamboo swords as well as protective armour and descended from traditional swordsmanship instils in its practitioners besides physical skills societal values of etiquette and resilience as well connecting them to a “traditional” outlook which includes a gendered cultural identity. The book therefore illustrates an unexplored example of identity construction in Japan one which legitimises women’s sport experiences within a male-centric physical culture unpacks the notion of “tradition” in kendo and unravels its stultifying control over women’s kendo participation and discusses the androgenicity of women’s participation to highlight its subversive potential to develop women as leaders in sport politics and other fields which continue to be very male dominated in Japan. | Women and Martial Art in Japan

GBP 120.00
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Understanding Audience Engagement in the Contemporary Arts

Understanding Audience Engagement in the Contemporary Arts

Drawing on unique multi-arts multi-city scholarly research Understanding Audiences for the Contemporary Arts makes a timely and urgent contribution to debates about the place of arts and culture in contemporary society. The authors critically interrogate the challenges of access diversity privilege and responsibility in contemporary art. Asking who benefits from pays for and consumes the arts the book highlights fresh forward-thinking audience and organisational attitudes that show the potential of live arts engagement to contribute to engaged citizenship. Complemented by comparative global analysis the cutting-edge insights in this book are relevant for interdisciplinary researchers across audience studies and beyond. Enhanced by a new framework for the understanding audience engagement the book is relevant to scholars policymakers and reflective practitioners across the spectrum of arts and cultural industries management. Chapter 7 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a CC BY-NC-ND 4. 0 license here. | Understanding Audience Engagement in the Contemporary Arts

GBP 38.99
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Integrative Arts Psychotherapy Using an Integrative Theoretical Frame and the Arts in Psychotherapy

Integrative Arts Psychotherapy Using an Integrative Theoretical Frame and the Arts in Psychotherapy

This book is a new addition to the art therapy literature setting out an integrative approach to using theory and the arts which places clients at the centre of practice and supports collaboration across the therapeutic journey. The structural framework described enables different theories contemporary research and best-practice guidelines to be used to inform therapy allowing the practitioner to work fluidly and rigorously in response to their clients’ changing needs and therapeutic aims. Integrative arts psychotherapy brings therapeutic practice to life as the use of the visual arts is enhanced by the possibilities offered for developing and deepening therapeutic work using sculpture/clay drama/puppetry poetry sand play music and bodywork/movement. The work described in this book has grown from a British and European art therapy culture community and history – influenced by prominent American theorists. The book has been written for trainers trainees and practitioners of creative arts therapies psychotherapy and expressive arts therapies – nationally and worldwide. It may also be of interest to other professionals or those in consultation with an art therapist who want to understand what this type of art therapy can offer. | Integrative Arts Psychotherapy Using an Integrative Theoretical Frame and the Arts in Psychotherapy

GBP 27.99
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